Master's programs 104
Graduates in 2023-24 1,679
Typical median debt $36,948
Typical earnings 1 yr after $58,208
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $69,100
Earnings to debt 1.6x
Official field: Nutrition Sciences. Admission figures such as LSAT, MCAT or GRE scores are not part of this federal data, so check each school.
Degree level Programs Typical earnings 1 yr after Typical median debt Master's 104 $58,208 $36,948 Doctoral 46 n/a n/a Professional doctorate 1 n/a n/a
Is it worth it? Debt vs first-year pay Each dot is one master's program. Dots above the dashed line have graduates earning more in their first year than the program's median debt.
$0k $0k $19k $33k $39k $65k $58k $98k $78k $130k debt = 1 year of pay Boston University: earnings $69,184, debt $63,442 Tufts University: earnings $59,444, debt $72,100 Columbia University in the City of New York: earnings $51,966, debt $78,677 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor: earnings $38,753, debt $64,500 New York University: earnings $73,846, debt $123,878 Texas Tech University: earnings $62,079, debt $20,500 Russell Sage College: earnings $64,590, debt $39,163 Texas Woman's University: earnings $59,634, debt $23,850 Bowling Green State University-Main Campus: earnings $53,592, debt $27,716 University at Buffalo: earnings $60,228, debt $36,897 Saint Louis University: earnings $53,727, debt $41,000 University of Georgia: earnings $46,853, debt $24,762 Metropolitan State University of Denver: earnings $30,826, debt $37,000 Median federal debt Median earnings 1 year after Master's programs in nutrition sciences Highest first-year earnings New York University $73,846
Boston University $69,184
University of Saint Joseph $68,889
University of Kansas $68,062
Colorado State University-Fort Collins $66,292
Russell Sage College $64,590
California State University-Northridge $63,712
Texas Tech University $62,079
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Boston University Boston, MA 48 $69,184 $84,870 $63,442 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 14 n/a $82,455 n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 79 $59,444 $80,997 $72,100 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 88 $51,966 $79,247 $78,677 University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT 25 $49,482 $74,055 n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 5 n/a $73,186 n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 31 $38,753 $71,621 $64,500 Auburn University Auburn, AL 5 $58,208 $70,100 n/a University of Saint Joseph West Hartford, CT 13 $68,889 $69,578 n/a University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA 19 n/a $69,166 n/a New York University New York, NY 49 $73,846 $69,035 $123,878 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 76 $62,079 $69,015 $20,500 Russell Sage College Troy, NY 26 $64,590 $65,977 $39,163 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 3 $51,392 $65,013 n/a Texas Woman's University Denton, TX 45 $59,634 $64,581 $23,850 Rush University Chicago, IL 23 n/a $64,283 $57,689 Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 15 $66,292 $63,613 n/a Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston, MA 15 n/a $62,427 n/a Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH 22 $53,592 $59,109 $27,716 Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 22 n/a $57,622 n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 20 $68,062 n/a n/a California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 11 $63,712 n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 15 $60,228 n/a $36,897 Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 1 $60,104 n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park, PA 21 $60,104 n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 19 $55,553 n/a n/a Dominican University River Forest, IL 5 $54,079 n/a n/a Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 13 $53,933 n/a n/a Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO 28 $53,727 n/a $41,000 Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge, LA 7 $51,625 n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 46 $46,853 n/a $24,762 Metropolitan State University of Denver Denver, CO 43 $30,826 n/a $37,000 University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 17 $29,827 n/a n/a Ana G. Mendez University Orlando, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ 26 n/a n/a $35,448 Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ 30 n/a n/a $35,448 Baylor University Waco, TX 11 n/a n/a n/a Brigham Young University Provo, UT 12 n/a n/a n/a CUNY Queens College Queens, NY 13 n/a n/a n/a California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Chico Chico, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 13 n/a n/a n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Canisius University Buffalo, NY 4 n/a n/a n/a Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 5 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 5 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 0 n/a n/a n/a Howard University Washington, DC 1 n/a n/a n/a Iowa State University Ames, IA 6 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 20 n/a n/a n/a King's College Wilkes-Barre, PA 3 n/a n/a n/a La Salle University Philadelphia, PA 9 n/a n/a n/a Lasell University Newton, MA 1 n/a n/a n/a Liberty University Lynchburg, VA 69 n/a n/a $27,418 Long Island University Brookville, NY 16 n/a n/a n/a Montclair State University Montclair, NJ 45 n/a n/a n/a New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury, NY 8 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 10 n/a n/a n/a Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale, FL 27 n/a n/a $62,234 Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 19 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 8 n/a n/a n/a Pace University New York, NY 13 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 0 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 6 n/a n/a n/a San Diego State University San Diego, CA 12 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 23 n/a n/a n/a Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO 8 n/a n/a n/a Syracuse University Syracuse, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 9 n/a n/a n/a Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX 10 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 52 n/a n/a $25,298 Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, PA 19 n/a n/a n/a Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA 11 n/a n/a n/a Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Gurabo Campus Gurabo, PR 16 n/a n/a $25,524 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR 10 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Central Oklahoma Edmond, OK 52 n/a n/a n/a University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH 12 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 4 n/a n/a n/a University of Idaho Moscow, ID 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Memphis Memphis, TN 17 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Nevada-Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV 4 n/a n/a n/a University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH 19 n/a n/a $36,656 University of New Haven West Haven, CT 7 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Puerto Rico-Medical Sciences San Juan, PR 9 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 29 n/a n/a $53,520 University of Vermont Burlington, VT 13 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 0 n/a n/a n/a University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX 7 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 7 n/a n/a n/a Viterbo University La Crosse, WI 0 n/a n/a n/a
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt Auburn University Auburn, AL 6 n/a n/a n/a Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins, CO 5 n/a n/a n/a Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY 3 n/a n/a n/a Cornell University Ithaca, NY 7 n/a n/a n/a Drexel University Philadelphia, PA 2 n/a n/a n/a Emory University Atlanta, GA 4 n/a n/a n/a Howard University Washington, DC 2 n/a n/a n/a Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 2 n/a n/a n/a Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS 1 n/a n/a n/a New York University New York, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC 2 n/a n/a n/a Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH 8 n/a n/a n/a Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Stillwater, OK 1 n/a n/a n/a Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 0 n/a n/a n/a Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA 6 n/a n/a n/a Purdue University-Main Campus West Lafayette, IN 4 n/a n/a n/a Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ 4 n/a n/a n/a Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX 1 n/a n/a n/a Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a Texas Woman's University Denton, TX 4 n/a n/a n/a The University of Tennessee-Knoxville Knoxville, TN 2 n/a n/a n/a The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX 8 n/a n/a n/a Tufts University Medford, MA 12 n/a n/a n/a University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 5 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of California-Davis Davis, CA 8 n/a n/a n/a University of Chicago Chicago, IL 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Connecticut Storrs, CT 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Delaware Newark, DE 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Florida Gainesville, FL 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Georgia Athens, GA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL 14 n/a n/a n/a University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 5 n/a n/a n/a University of Kentucky Lexington, KY 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE 2 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 8 n/a n/a n/a University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC 0 n/a n/a n/a University of Vermont Burlington, VT 1 n/a n/a n/a University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI 4 n/a n/a n/a Utah State University Logan, UT 1 n/a n/a n/a
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College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of Kansas Lawrence, KS 4 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How much do nutrition sciences graduates earn? Graduates of the typical master's program earned a median of $58,208 one year after finishing, in 2024 dollars.
How much debt do nutrition sciences graduate students take on? The typical program's graduates who borrowed left with a median of $36,948 in federal loans taken at that school. Undergraduate loans are not included.
Undergraduate: Nutrition Sciences major
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .