Program ranking · CIP 30.19 bachelor's · College Scorecard · Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals

Best Colleges for Nutrition

Using U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data retrieved March-July 2026, these colleges rank highest on median earnings for Nutrition (CIP 30.19) bachelor's completers. Rankings use earnings only - not prestige, selectivity, or editorial judgment - and require at least 25 completers so tiny suppressed cohorts do not dominate the list.

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$79,391
Highest nutrition earnings: 32
Colleges ranked: $51,802
#32 cutoff

The list in one line

Every college on this list reports at least $51,802 median earnings for Nutrition bachelor's (CIP 30.19) completers. University of California-Berkeley leads at $79,391.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

$79,391
#1 - University of California-Berkeley: $51,802
#32 - the cutoff to make this list: 25+
completers required per school: 120
US schools offering this CIP

Earnings are field-of-study medians for federally aided completers who were working and not enrolled; see methodology for horizon and lag details.

University of California…

$79,391
North Carolina State Uni…

$75,508
University of Georgia

$70,867
New York University

$70,508
California Polytechnic S…

$68,930
Michigan State University

$66,437
University of California…

$64,519
Rutgers University-New B…

$64,441
University of Connecticut

$63,292
University of New Hampsh…

$63,077
University of Massachuse…

$63,019
Pennsylvania State Unive…

$63,010
Texas A&M University-Col…

$62,289
Kansas State University

$62,128
Texas Tech University

$62,087

What this shows Nutrition-sciences medians mix clinical, research, and wellness career paths - compare debt and completer counts before treating pay as program quality.

The full top 32

#	School Name	State	Median Earnings	Median Debt	Completers
1	University of California-Berkeley	CA	$79,391	$14,177	103
2	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NC	$75,508	$20,405	126
3	University of Georgia	GA	$70,867	$21,205	99
4	New York University	NY	$70,508	$21,250	48
5	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	CA	$68,930	$17,166	74
6	Michigan State University	MI	$66,437	$23,170	54
7	University of California-Davis	CA	$64,519	$14,166	136
8	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	NJ	$64,441	$23,124	55
9	University of Connecticut	CT	$63,292	$26,603	39
10	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	NH	$63,077	$27,000	53
11	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	MA	$63,019	$20,500	62
12	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	PA	$63,010	$25,000	71
13	Texas A&M University-College Station	TX	$62,289	$19,250	146
14	Kansas State University	KS	$62,128	$21,000	163
15	Texas Tech University	TX	$62,087	$21,500	31
16	San Francisco State University	CA	$61,895	$16,461	110
17	University of Vermont	VT	$61,238	$19,500	45
18	Cornell University	NY	$60,728	$13,250	28
19	Metropolitan State University of Denver	CO	$60,395	$19,800	56
20	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	CO	$59,528	$22,000	36
21	University of Wisconsin-Madison	WI	$59,329	$20,500	59
22	California State University-Chico	CA	$59,146	$17,272	52
23	University of Arizona	AZ	$59,079	$23,000	149
24	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	MN	$59,054	$20,000	56
25	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	NV	$58,160	$16,442	31
26	Auburn University	AL	$56,579	$25,000	38
27	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	LA	$55,159	$24,250	48
28	San Diego State University	CA	$55,115	$17,849	110
29	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona	CA	$54,605	$16,500	82
30	Texas Woman's University	TX	$53,775	$21,500	78
31	California State University-Los Angeles	CA	$52,797	$13,979	61
32	University of North Carolina at Greensboro	NC	$51,802	$25,500	41

About This Ranking

Schools are ranked by College Scorecard field-of-study median earnings for Nutrition (CIP 30.19) bachelor's completers. Only operating schools with at least 25 completers and a published median are included. Ties break toward larger completer cohorts. For the full program profile - including every reporting school and national distribution - see Nutrition (bachelor's). Methodology lives on our methodology page.

Caveats and limitations

"Best" here means highest reported median earnings for the stated CIP scope - not teaching quality, licensure pass rates, clinical placement strength, or fit for any one student. This list covers Nutrition Sciences (CIP 30.19) bachelor's programs - dietetics and clinical nutrition (CIP 51.31) and foods/nutrition services (CIP 19.05) are ranked separately when demand warrants.

Figures cover federally aided completers only, use Treasury-linked earnings, and describe a lagged cohort. Regional pay scales and graduate-school paths both move the median without proving a causal school effect.

This ranking is for informational purposes only and does not constitute academic or career advice. Earnings do not predict any individual graduate's outcome.

Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Rankings are computed directly from College Scorecard field-of-study data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar-Jul 2026 retrievals.