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2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

12 Colleges
$30,968 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,258 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nutrition Science School for You

Nutrition Science is the #115 most popular major in the country with 1,496 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nutrition science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nutrition science majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Nutrition Science Schools

$19,744 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Chico the best value school in the Far Western US Region for nutrition science students. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chico.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Chico State are $19,744 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $28,105 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also did well on our Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Nutrition Science at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at San Jose State are $19,732 a year.

San Jose State also claimed a spot on our Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at San Jose State University

Out of the 12 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $39,906 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW Seattle also did well on our Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$24,827 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nevada - Reno. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UNR undergraduate students pay an average of $24,827 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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$44,399 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nutrition science programs. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Davis are $44,399 a year.

Full Nutrition Science at University of California - Davis Report

$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nutrition science students. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSULB are $18,726 a year.

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#9

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nutrition science students. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA
$59,702 Average Tuition & Fees

Pepperdine University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Malibu, Pepperdine is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Pepperdine undergraduate students pay an average of $59,702 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nutrition science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 86
Washington 69
Nevada 9
Hawaii 0

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Nutrition Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to division, CSIRO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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