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Best Colleges for Nutrition Sciences, by Earnings
97 of the colleges we track award a bachelor's degree in Nutrition Sciences, about 3,433 degrees a year. Across the 44 that report earnings, graduates make a median of $60,562 four years after finishing.
| Rank | College | State | Median earnings, 4 years out | Degrees a year | Acceptance rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of California-Berkeley | CA | $79,391 | 104 | 11% |
| 2 | North Carolina State University | NC | $75,508 | 89 | 41.7% |
| 3 | California State University-Fresno | CA | $73,522 | 1 | 95.3% |
| 4 | University of Georgia | GA | $70,867 | 100 | 37.7% |
| 5 | New York University | NY | $70,508 | 60 | 7.7% |
| 6 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | MA | $69,604 | 23 | 83% |
| 7 | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo | CA | $68,930 | 74 | 31.3% |
| 8 | Michigan State University | MI | $66,437 | 40 | 84.8% |
| 9 | University of California-Davis | CA | $64,519 | 88 | 41.8% |
| 10 | Rutgers University-New Brunswick | NJ | $64,441 | 30 | 58.1% |
| 11 | University of Connecticut | CT | $63,292 | 35 | 52.4% |
| 12 | University of New Hampshire | NH | $63,077 | 50 | 88.2% |
| 13 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | MA | $63,019 | 61 | 59.7% |
| 14 | Pennsylvania State University | PA | $63,010 | 59 | 60.6% |
| 15 | Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College | PA | $63,010 | 1 | 96.8% |
| 16 | Texas A&M University | TX | $62,289 | 153 | 57.4% |
| 17 | Kansas State University | KS | $62,128 | 138 | 81.7% |
| 18 | Texas Tech University | TX | $62,087 | 38 | 72.7% |
| 19 | San Francisco State University | CA | $61,895 | 81 | 96.4% |
| 20 | College of Saint Benedict | MN | $61,790 | 11 | 91.5% |
| 21 | University of Vermont | VT | $61,238 | 41 | 65.3% |
| 22 | Cornell University | NY | $60,728 | 29 | 8.8% |
| 23 | Metropolitan State University of Denver | CO | $60,395 | 35 | 98.8% |
| 24 | Colorado State University | CO | $59,528 | 42 | 88.5% |
| 25 | University of Wisconsin-Madison | WI | $59,329 | 64 | 45.2% |
| 26 | California State University-Chico | CA | $59,146 | 34 | 92.7% |
| 27 | University of Arizona | AZ | $59,079 | 157 | 86.1% |
| 28 | University of Minnesota | MN | $59,054 | 52 | 79.8% |
| 29 | The University of Tennessee-Knoxville | TN | $58,972 | 21 | 41.6% |
| 30 | University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | $58,160 | 20 | 96.2% |
| 31 | Dominican University | IL | $57,532 | 13 | 90.3% |
| 32 | Auburn University | AL | $56,579 | 42 | 45.9% |
| 33 | La Salle University | PA | $55,765 | 28 | 96.6% |
| 34 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | HI | $55,569 | 10 | 86.6% |
| 35 | Southern Illinois University-Carbondale | IL | $55,329 | 10 | 86.9% |
| 36 | Louisiana State University | LA | $55,159 | 42 | 73.3% |
| 37 | San Diego State University | CA | $55,115 | 84 | 36.2% |
| 38 | California State Polytechnic University-Pomona | CA | $54,605 | 73 | 75.2% |
| 39 | Iowa State University | IA | $53,933 | 14 | 88.7% |
| 40 | Texas Woman's University | TX | $53,775 | 46 | 96.1% |
| 41 | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | WI | $53,006 | 8 | 90.7% |
| 42 | California State University-Los Angeles | CA | $52,797 | 44 | 91.3% |
| 43 | University of North Carolina at Greensboro | NC | $51,802 | 30 | 88.5% |
| 44 | University of Northern Colorado | CO | $45,979 | 19 | 85.9% |
53 more colleges award this degree but have no earnings figure, usually because the program is small.
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Frequently asked questions
Which college has the highest-paid Nutrition Sciences graduates?
University of California-Berkeley ($79,391), North Carolina State University ($75,508), California State University-Fresno ($73,522), University of Georgia ($70,867), New York University ($70,508) report the highest median earnings four years after graduation.
How much do Nutrition Sciences majors make?
The median across 44 colleges is $60,562 four years after graduation. By college it runs from $45,979 to $79,391.
Which colleges have the biggest Nutrition Sciences programs?
By bachelor's degrees awarded in a year: University of Arizona (157), Texas A&M University (153), Kansas State University (138), University of Texas at Austin (122), University of Washington (117).
Does a higher-earning program mean a better program?
Not on its own. Earnings reflect where graduates live, what jobs they take, and who enrolled in the first place, as well as the teaching. The figures cover only graduates who received federal financial aid, and small programs are left out, so a college missing from this list may still have a strong department.
Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Data by Field of Study (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release, federal program category "Nutrition Sciences". Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal financial aid, working and not enrolled, four years after a bachelor's degree.
