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Major Overview for Nutrition Sciences

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Overview for Nutrition Sciences

A scientific program that focuses on the utilization of food for human growth and metabolism, in both normal and dysfunctional states, from the interdisciplinary perspective of the agricultural, human, biological, and biomedical sciences. Includes instruction in food science, biochemistry, physiology, dietetics, food and nutrition studies, biotechnology, biophysics, and the clinical sciences.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Nutrition Sciences

Top 36 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Nutrition Sciences among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
University of California-Davis
Davis, CA
83
(1.4%)
Moderately Selective$21,165
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI
72
(1.2%)
Moderately Selective$14,765
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
64
(1.0%)
Most Selective$22,247
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN
62
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$18,030
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
46
(0.6%)
Minimally Selective$17,322
Rutgers University - New Brunswick-Piscataway
New Brunswick, NJ
45
(0.8%)
Moderately Selective$21,373
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT
44
(2.3%)
Moderately Selective$21,014
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
43
(0.8%)
Minimally Selective$13,418
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT
42
(1.0%)
Highly Selective$18,428
Auburn University Main Campus
Auburn University, AL
36
(0.9%)
Moderately Selective$14,400
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.