Nutrition Sciences
3,567 students earn a nutrition sciences credential each year across 110 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $30,113
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $56,205
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Bachelor's programs — top 100 of 107 colleges by graduate earnings
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania28$47,4701 year out—$28,6282Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas153$40,5041 year out—$21,8503Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington12$39,3171 year out—$26,3234University of Northern ColoradoGreeley, Colorado19$39,2581 year out$46,874$25,3465University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu, Hawaii10$37,9931 year out$50,833$22,6396Metropolitan State University of DenverDenver, Colorado35$37,2131 year out$53,328$26,7507University of Nevada-RenoReno, Nevada—$37,1391 year out$49,401$20,1008University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California104$35,1611 year out$77,253$16,1829San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, California84$34,8781 year out—$18,00010Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas46$34,7261 year out$56,603$28,21111University of California-DavisDavis, California88$34,5121 year out$65,993$14,16612University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin64$34,5041 year out$65,131$20,50013California State Polytechnic University-PomonaPomona, California73$34,3841 year out—$17,25014University of New Hampshire-Main CampusDurham, New Hampshire50$34,1151 year out$61,382$27,00015North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina89$33,6691 year out$62,347$22,51116University of VermontBurlington, Vermont41$33,3891 year out$60,462$19,50017Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas138$33,3811 year out—$24,62518Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado42$32,7851 year out—$24,75019University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota52$32,6761 year out$58,915$24,58620University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina30$32,5251 year out$42,095$26,65621University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona157$31,9501 year out$56,205$23,56322California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California44$31,0961 year out—$14,49323San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco, California81$30,6201 year out—$17,13724Cornell UniversityIthaca, New York29$30,5081 year out$66,100$13,75025Central Washington UniversityEllensburg, Washington0$30,1131 year out$54,285$23,28526University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin8$30,0421 year out—$31,00027Bastyr UniversityKenmore, Washington3$28,9981 year out$49,640$23,22528Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan40$28,7591 year out$59,642$25,00029College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph, Minnesota11$28,4021 year out$58,025$26,57230University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia100$27,7241 year out$76,767$24,71031University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut35$27,5751 year out$54,730$27,00032University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury, Connecticut0$27,5751 year out$54,730$27,00033University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton, Connecticut0$27,5751 year out$54,730$27,00034University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford, Connecticut0$27,5751 year out$54,730$27,00035University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford, Connecticut0$27,5751 year out$54,730$27,00036University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, Nevada20$27,1711 year out$51,838$15,81537Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeBaton Rouge, Louisiana42$26,1171 year out$53,562$23,25038Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania59$25,6731 year out—$26,00039Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend CollegeErie, Pennsylvania1$25,6731 year out—$26,00040California State University-ChicoChico, California34$25,4901 year out—$19,27241University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst, Massachusetts61$24,7461 year out—$23,79142New York UniversityNew York, New York60$24,0841 year out—$21,50043Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas38$23,8431 year out—$24,25044California State University-FresnoFresno, California1$23,2111 year out—$11,37545California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California74$22,6751 year out—$17,62046Auburn UniversityAuburn, Alabama42$22,1491 year out$58,072$26,00047University of FloridaGainesville, Florida108$21,0311 year out—$17,18248Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick, New Jersey30$20,7641 year out$60,545$25,25049The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleKnoxville, Tennessee21$18,1221 year out$53,505$25,00050The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas122—1 year out——51University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington117—1 year out——52California State University-SacramentoSacramento, California89—1 year out——53San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, California77—1 year out——54Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey66—1 year out——55Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona63—1 year out——56California State University-Long BeachLong Beach, California57—1 year out——57Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon44—1 year out——58California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California37—1 year out——59Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo CampusGurabo, Puerto Rico27—1 year out——60University of DelawareNewark, Delaware26—1 year out——61Howard UniversityWashington, District of Columbia24—1 year out——62University of MaineOrono, Maine24—1 year out——63University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell, Massachusetts23—1 year out—$29,75064Boston UniversityBoston, Massachusetts22—1 year out$68,485—65Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah22—1 year out$53,076—66California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge, California20—1 year out——67Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas20—1 year out——68Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio19—1 year out——69Farmingdale State CollegeFarmingdale, New York18—1 year out——70The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas17—1 year out——71University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky16—1 year out——72University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma16—1 year out——73Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri15—1 year out——74Iowa State UniversityAmes, Iowa14—1 year out$54,740$16,47475University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——76Dominican UniversityRiver Forest, Illinois13—1 year out——77University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas12—1 year out$50,812—78Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, Indiana12—1 year out——79Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleCarbondale, Illinois10—1 year out$60,715$22,75080North Dakota State University-Main CampusFargo, North Dakota10—1 year out——81Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah10—1 year out——82University of the District of ColumbiaWashington, District of Columbia9—1 year out——83University of Southern IndianaEvansville, Indiana9—1 year out$50,317$25,00084Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York9—1 year out——85University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma9—1 year out——86Viterbo UniversityLa Crosse, Wisconsin9—1 year out——87California Baptist UniversityRiverside, California8—1 year out——88University of New HavenWest Haven, Connecticut8—1 year out——89Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover, Massachusetts8—1 year out——90George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia6—1 year out——91Russell Sage CollegeTroy, New York5—1 year out$61,513—92Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas5—1 year out——93University of Wisconsin-Stevens PointStevens Point, Wisconsin5—1 year out——94University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas4—1 year out——95Pepperdine UniversityMalibu, California4—1 year out——96Oakland UniversityRochester Hills, Michigan4—1 year out——97Concordia College at MoorheadMoorhead, Minnesota4—1 year out——98Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville, Minnesota4—1 year out——99Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio3—1 year out——100University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio2—1 year out$59,069—
Associate programs — 2 colleges
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Certificate programs — 2 colleges
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US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).