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# Best Nutrition Sciences Programs in the Northeast (2026)

Updated September 30, 2026

Regional list from [Best Nutrition Sciences Programs in the United States](/rankings/best-nutrition-sciences-programs/)

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](/school/new-york-university/majors/) 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](/school/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/majors/) posts the lowest average net price on the list, at $17,163.

[Rutgers University-New Brunswick](/school/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/majors/) ranks 30th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions.

## The ranked list

11 schools in list order

| 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](/school/new-york-university/majors/) reports [$70,508 in median earnings](/school/new-york-university/outcomes/) 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](/school/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/majors/) ranks 2nd on this list with [median earnings of $69,604](/school/university-of-massachusetts-lowell/outcomes/) 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](/school/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/majors/) posts [median earnings of $64,441](/school/rutgers-university-new-brunswick/outcomes/) 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](/school/university-of-connecticut/outcomes/) in federal loans at [University of Connecticut](/school/university-of-connecticut/majors/), 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](/school/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/majors/) [admits 88% of applicants](/school/university-of-new-hampshire-main-campus/admissions/) 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](/school/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/majors/) reports [median earnings of $63,019](/school/university-of-massachusetts-amherst/outcomes/) 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](/school/pennsylvania-state-university-main-campus/majors/) reports [median earnings of $63,010](/school/pennsylvania-state-university-main-campus/outcomes/) 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](/school/university-of-vermont/majors/) shows an [average net price of $11,127](/school/university-of-vermont/cost/) 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](/school/cornell-university/majors/) carries the lowest admission rate on the list at 9% and reports [median earnings of $60,728](/school/cornell-university/outcomes/) 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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