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2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$10,958 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,298 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nutrition Science School for You

Nutrition Science is the #94 most popular major in Colorado with 145 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Colorado to see which ones offered the best value programs for nutrition science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nutrition Science Colleges.

Best Colorado Schools for Affordable Quality in Nutrition Science

$12,188 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Colorado State University - Fort Collins the best value school in Colorado for nutrition science students. Colorado State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $12,188 per year. Nutrition Science majors at Colorado State take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $246.

Colorado State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado list.

Full Nutrition Science at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

$10,021 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan State University of Denver landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Denver, MSU Denver is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MSU Denver are $10,021 a year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition science majors at MSU Denver take out is $28,785.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Metropolitan State University of Denver

$10,666 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Colorado. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Colorado list. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Northern Colorado are $10,666 per year. Nutrition Science majors at University of Northern Colorado take out an average of $20,297 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Northern Colorado Report

Best Value Nutrition Science Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Utah 54
Wyoming 1

One of 44 majors within the area of study, nutrition science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Nutrition Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to division, CSIRO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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