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2023 Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, nutrition science was ranked #125 in the country. In fact 5,330 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nutrition Science program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nutrition science majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Tufts University the most popular school in the New England Region for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

Full Nutrition Science at Tufts University Report

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 2 spot on the list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

About 67% of the students majoring in nutrition science at the school are women while 33% are male.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Connecticut Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nutrition science schools in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 50% of the nutrition science majors at the school.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 4 spot on the list. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Vermont

#5

Boston University

Boston, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston University is a great place for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Boston University

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nutrition science schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 316
Connecticut 66
New Hampshire 80
Maine 28
Vermont 54

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 5 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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