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Finding the Best Nutrition Science Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 94 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree.

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the most popular school in the United States for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Of the 99 students majoring in nutrition science at Tufts, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Out of the 94 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 70% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 98% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 2% are male.

Full Nutrition Science at New York University Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Out of the 94 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in nutrition science at Texas Tech, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools list. TWU is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

Of the 41 students majoring in nutrition science at TWU, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nutrition science programs. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 40 students majoring in nutrition science at Boston U, 23% are male and 78% are female.

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#7

Bastyr University

Kenmore, WA

With a ranking of #7, Bastyr University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Kenmore, Bastyr University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Of the 36 students majoring in nutrition science at Bastyr University, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Full Nutrition Science at Bastyr University Report

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 94% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#9

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nutrition science programs. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Louis.

Of the 31 students majoring in nutrition science at SLU, 10% are male and 90% are female.

Full Nutrition Science at Saint Louis University Report

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in nutrition science at UNC Chapel Hill, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 82% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Central Oklahoma

With a ranking of #11, Teachers College at Columbia University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 28 students majoring in nutrition science at Teachers College, 4% are male and 96% are female.

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#13

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, CT

With a ranking of #13, University of Saint Joseph did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. USJ is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of West Hartford.

About 92% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#14

Russell Sage College

Troy, NY

With a ranking of #14, Russell Sage College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Troy, Russel Sage is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#14

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

With a ranking of #14, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

About 85% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#14

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Mississippi State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Mississippi State is a very large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

About 85% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#14

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in nutrition science at Montclair State, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#14

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

With a ranking of #14, Dominican University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of River Forest, Dominican U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Nutrition Science students that almost earned our Most Popular Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools award.

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 28 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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