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2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

14 Colleges
$46,369 Avg Salary

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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nutrition Science Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in the Southeast Region for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

Women make up 81% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#2

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in nutrition science at Mississippi State, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#3

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nutrition science schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a great place for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

#6

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

With a ranking of #6, Auburn University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in nutrition science at Auburn, 25% are male and 75% are female.

Full Nutrition Science at Auburn University Report

North Carolina State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nutrition science programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

Of the 8 students majoring in nutrition science at NC State, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Nutrition Science at North Carolina State University Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for nutrition science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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

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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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#10

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree nutrition science programs. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 3
Florida 6
Georgia 31
North Carolina 93
Tennessee 15
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 18
Alabama 17
Mississippi 23
Arkansas 1

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

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 14 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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