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 four years 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 nonprofit four-year institutions.
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 reports $70,508 in median earnings of Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, the highest figure on this list, alongside an admission rate of 9%. | |||||
| 2 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA | $69,604 | $17,163 | $9,943 | 83.0% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell ranks 2nd on this list with median earnings of $69,604 four years after completing, and its average net price of $17,163 is the lowest among the 11 schools. | |||||
| 3 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ | $64,441 | $24,406 | $16,343 | 58.2% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick posts median earnings of $64,441 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing and holds the strongest Azimuth composite rank on the page, 30th among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 4 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $63,292 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| Graduates across all fields who borrowed left with a median of $21,500 in federal loans at University of Connecticut, which reports $63,292 in median earnings for its Nutrition Sciences program four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH | $63,077 | $23,805 | $16,523 | 88.2% |
| University of New Hampshire-Main Campus admits 88% of applicants and reports median earnings of $63,077 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA | $63,019 | $22,383 | $10,164 | 59.7% |
| With 62 graduates in the earnings cohort, University of Massachusetts-Amherst reports median earnings of $63,019 four years after completing, matching the list median of $63,019. | |||||
| 7 | Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus · University Park, PA | $63,010 | $32,875 | $19,845 | 60.6% |
| Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus reports median earnings of $63,010 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, and its average net price is $32,875. | |||||
| 8 | University of Vermont · Burlington, VT | $61,238 | $19,343 | $11,127 | 65.3% |
| University of Vermont shows an average net price of $11,127 for families earning under $30,000, alongside median earnings of $61,238 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Cornell University · Ithaca, NY | $60,728 | $28,690 | $1,776 | 8.8% |
| Cornell University carries the lowest admission rate on the list at 9% and reports median earnings of $60,728 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates 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 and reports median earnings of $55,765 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | Russell Sage College · Troy, NY | $39,153 | $22,917 | $6,662 | 53.3% |
| Russell Sage College reports median earnings of $39,153 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, with an average net price of $6,662 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
How this list is ordered
Programs are ordered by the median earnings of their Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, highest first. Only programs with a reported earnings cohort in the Northeast appear. The earnings figures come from federally aided completers of the program who were working and not enrolled, measured four years 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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