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2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree School for You

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

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nutrition Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nutrition science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the most popular school for nutrition science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#2

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Of the 12 students majoring in nutrition science at Tufts, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nutrition science schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 88% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nutrition science schools in the United States. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nutrition science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Athens.

Of the 7 students majoring in nutrition science at UGA, 14% are male and 86% are female.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Georgia Report

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in nutrition science at Texas Tech, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

Emory University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nutrition science programs. Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Nutrition Science at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in nutrition science at UF, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Auburn is a very large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Of the 6 students majoring in nutrition science at Auburn, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools award.

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One of 36 majors within the area of study, nutrition science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 32 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.

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