2026 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Louisiana
[Nutrition Science](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/nutrition-science/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 3 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value nutrition science schools.
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2026 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in Louisiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the nutrition science degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools
Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College earned the #1 spot for value among nutrition science schools in Louisiana. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $11,954 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $28,631. Students borrow a median of $23,250 to complete the nutrition science program here. Early-career nutrition science graduates make about $26,117. That is a strong return on a $23,250 median debt. The acceptance rate is 73%.
Tulane University Of Louisiana came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value nutrition science schools. Set in the city of New Orleans, Tulane University Of Louisiana is a large private not-for-profit institution. In-state tuition and fees average $68,678. Nutrition Science graduates carry a median of $22,077 in student loans. Early-career nutrition science graduates make about $54,082. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Tulane University Of Louisiana admits about 14% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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).
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