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2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Plains States Region 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the most popular school for nutrition science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for nutrition science students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in nutrition science at KU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

About 33% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 67% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

About 50% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 50% are male.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Missouri - Columbia

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nutrition science schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 44
Minnesota 12
Iowa 4
Kansas 33
Nebraska 6

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 5 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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