Best Nutrition Sciences Programs in the United States (2026)
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This page ranks 46 Nutrition Sciences programs in the United States by median earnings of Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, highest first. University of California-Berkeley leads the list with median earnings of $79,391 four years after completing.
Across the listed programs, the median figure is $59,238, with a spread from $79,391 to $17,162. For 3 of the 46 programs the earnings figure is the two-year completion median rather than the four-year one.
Public institutions account for 37 of the 46 programs, alongside 9 private nonprofits. California State University-Los Angeles posts the lowest average net price on the list at $3,967.
California State University-Los Angeles ranks 3rd 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 | University of California-Berkeley · Berkeley, CA | $79,391 | $13,481 | $5,311 | 11.0% |
| University of California-Berkeley ranks 1st on this list with median earnings of $79,391 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, and carries a median federal debt of $14,177 among Nutrition Sciences completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 2 | North Carolina State University at Raleigh · Raleigh, NC | $75,508 | $17,303 | $6,382 | 41.7% |
| North Carolina State University at Raleigh posts an average net price of $17,303 and reports median earnings of $75,508 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 3 | University of Georgia · Athens, GA | $70,867 | $13,936 | $8,085 | 37.7% |
| With an admission rate of 38%, University of Georgia ranks 3rd on this page and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earn a median of $70,867 four years after completing. | |||||
| 4 | New York University · New York, NY | $70,508 | $37,050 | $16,977 | 9.2% |
| A private nonprofit university in New York, New York University reports median earnings of $70,508 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 5 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell · Lowell, MA | $69,604 | $17,163 | $9,943 | 83.0% |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell ranks 142nd on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earn a median of $69,604 four years after completing. | |||||
| 6 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo, CA | $68,930 | $16,665 | $7,529 | 31.3% |
| California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo reports median earnings of $68,930 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $16,665. | |||||
| 7 | Michigan State University · East Lansing, MI | $66,437 | $19,680 | $7,068 | 84.8% |
| Michigan State University admits 85% of applicants and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earn a median of $66,437 four years after completing. | |||||
| 8 | University of California-Davis · Davis, CA | $64,519 | $14,741 | $9,211 | 41.8% |
| University of California-Davis carries a median federal debt of $14,166 among Nutrition Sciences completers who borrowed and reports median earnings of $64,519 for those graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 9 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick · New Brunswick, NJ | $64,441 | $24,406 | $16,343 | 58.2% |
| Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranks 30th on Azimuth's composite ranking among nonprofit four-year institutions and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earn a median of $64,441 four years after completing. | |||||
| 10 | University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT | $63,292 | $25,097 | $15,193 | 52.4% |
| University of Connecticut posts an average net price of $25,097 and its Nutrition Sciences graduates earn a median of $63,292 four years after completing. | |||||
| 11 | University of New Hampshire-Main Campus · Durham, NH | $63,077 | $23,805 | $16,523 | 88.2% |
| An admission rate of 88% coincides with median earnings of $63,077 for Nutrition Sciences graduates of University of New Hampshire-Main Campus four years after completing. | |||||
| 12 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst · Amherst, MA | $63,019 | $22,383 | $10,164 | 59.7% |
| University of Massachusetts-Amherst carries a median federal debt of $20,500 among Nutrition Sciences completers who borrowed and reports median earnings of $63,019 for those graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 13 | 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, alongside an average net price of $32,875. | |||||
| 14 | Texas A&M University-College Station · College Station, TX | $62,289 | $21,315 | $12,784 | 57.4% |
| Texas A&M University-College Station ranks 14th on this list and holds an Azimuth composite rank of 25th among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 15 | Kansas State University · Manhattan, KS | $62,128 | $19,406 | $13,178 | 81.7% |
| Kansas State University admits 82% of applicants and shows median federal debt of $21,000 among Nutrition Sciences completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 16 | Texas Tech University · Lubbock, TX | $62,087 | $19,070 | $12,457 | 72.7% |
| With an average net price of $12,457 for families earning under $30,000, Texas Tech University reports median earnings of $62,087 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 17 | San Francisco State University · San Francisco, CA | $61,895 | $12,278 | $9,341 | 96.4% |
| San Francisco State University posts median earnings of $61,895 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 110 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 18 | College of Saint Benedict · Saint Joseph, MN | $61,790 | $26,640 | $12,981 | 91.5% |
| A private nonprofit institution in Saint Joseph, College of Saint Benedict reports median federal debt of $26,250 among Nutrition Sciences completers who borrowed. | |||||
| 19 | University of Vermont · Burlington, VT | $61,238 | $19,343 | $11,127 | 65.3% |
| University of Vermont ranks 19th on this list and reports an average net price of $11,127 for families earning under $30,000. | |||||
| 20 | Cornell University · Ithaca, NY | $60,728 | $28,690 | $1,776 | 8.8% |
| Cornell University admits 9% of applicants and reports median earnings of $60,728 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing. | |||||
| 21 | Metropolitan State University of Denver · Denver, CO | $60,395 | $15,327 | $12,481 | 98.8% |
| Metropolitan State University of Denver ranks 21st on this list and holds an Azimuth composite rank of 193rd among nonprofit four-year institutions. | |||||
| 22 | Colorado State University-Fort Collins · Fort Collins, CO | $59,528 | $21,279 | $13,259 | 88.5% |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins reports median federal debt of $22,000 among Nutrition Sciences completers who borrowed, alongside median earnings of $59,528 four years after completing. | |||||
| 23 | University of Wisconsin-Madison · Madison, WI | $59,329 | $17,354 | $4,200 | 45.2% |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison shows an average net price of $4,200 for families earning under $30,000 and admits 45% of applicants. | |||||
| 24 | California State University-Chico · Chico, CA | $59,146 | $14,480 | $9,902 | 92.7% |
| California State University-Chico reports median earnings of $59,146 for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, with a cohort of 52 graduates in the earnings cohort. | |||||
| 25 | University of Arizona · Tucson, AZ | $59,079 | $16,674 | $13,353 | 86.1% |
| University of Arizona reports $59,079 in median earnings for its Nutrition Sciences graduates four years after completing, alongside an average net price of $16,674. | |||||
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 United States appear. The figure reflects federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled four years after finishing. For 3 of the 46 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. University of California-Berkeley leads North Carolina State University at Raleigh by a gap of $3,883, and the spread from top to bottom reaches $62,229.
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