Best Nutrition Sciences Programs in the Northeast (2026)
Updated
Regional list from Best Nutrition Sciences Programs in the United States
This page ranks the 11 Nutrition Sciences programs in the Northeast by median earnings of Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, highest first. New York University leads the list at 1st with median earnings of $70,508 for its graduates after completing.
Across the listed schools, the median figure is $63,019, and the range stretches from $70,508 to $39,153.
Public institutions account for 7 of the 11 programs, and private nonprofits for 4. University of Massachusetts-Lowell posts the lowest average net price on the list, at $17,163.
Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks 30th on Azimuth's composite ranking among the 1,467 public and private nonprofit four-year institutions Azimuth ranks nationally.
The ranked list
| Rank | School | Program Earnings | Average net price | Net price, families under $30K | Admission rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York University · New York, NY | $70,508 | $37,050 | $16,977 | 9.2% |
| New York University ranks 1st on this list, with median earnings of $70,508 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 2 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA | $69,604 | $17,163 | $9,943 | 83.0% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell records an average net price of $17,163, and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $69,604 four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ | $64,441 | $24,406 | $16,343 | 58.2% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick reports a median federal debt of $21,500 across all of its borrowers who completed, and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $64,441 four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $63,292 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| University of Connecticut admits 52% of applicants, and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $63,292 four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH | $63,077 | $23,805 | $16,523 | 88.2% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed from University of New Hampshire-Main Campus left with a median of $26,814 in federal loans, while its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $63,077 four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA | $63,019 | $22,383 | $10,164 | 59.7% |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst posts an average net price of $10,164 for families earning under $30,000, and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $63,019 four years after completing. | |||||
| 7 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA | $63,010 | $32,875 | $19,845 | 60.6% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus records median earnings of $63,010 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, below the $63,019 median across listed schools. | |||||
| 8 | University of Vermont · Burlington, VT | $61,238 | $19,343 | $11,127 | 65.3% |
| University of Vermont admits 65% of applicants, and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $61,238 four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Cornell University · Ithaca, NY | $60,728 | $28,690 | $1,776 | 8.8% |
| Cornell University reports a median federal debt of $14,000 across all of its borrowers who completed, and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $60,728 four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | La Salle University · Philadelphia, PA | $55,765 | $19,409 | $16,545 | 96.6% |
| La Salle University ranks 10th on this list, with its Nutrition Sciences graduates earning a median of $55,765 four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | Russell Sage College · Troy, NY | $39,153 | $22,917 | $6,662 | 53.3% |
| Russell Sage College posts an average net price of $6,662 for families earning under $30,000, and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earned a median of $39,153 four years after completing. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, or two years for programs that report only a two-year figure, highest first. The earnings figures come from federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled, measured after completing. For 1 of the 11 listed programs the figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one. The metric does not adjust for graduate school enrollment, cost, or who enrolls, and it is not a measure of teaching quality. The gap between New York University and University of Massachusetts-Lowell is $904, while the spread from the top of the list to the bottom reaches $31,355.
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