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2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

With 52 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, nutrition science is the #127 most popular major in Illinois.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Illinois to see which master'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 master's degree.

#1

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Dominican University the most popular school in Illinois 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.

Of the 20 students majoring in nutrition science at Dominican U, 5% are male and 95% are female.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Dominican University

#2

Rush University

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rush University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nutrition science schools in Illinois. Rush University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

About 93% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 7% are male.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Rush University

Out of the 4 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in nutrition science at UIUC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Chicago Report

Best Nutrition Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nutrition Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 45
Ohio 44
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 14

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

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

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 4 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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