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2024 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in North Carolina

2 Colleges in North Carolina
72 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
Food & Nutrition is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #228 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in North Carolina to determine which ones were the best for food & nutrition students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 72 degrees in food & nutrition during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Food & Nutrition
Master's Degrees in Food & Nutrition

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Food & Nutrition Schools in North Carolina ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Food & Nutrition in North Carolina

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the food & nutrition degree levels they offer.

Top North Carolina Schools in Food & Nutrition

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In NC

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 4 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
41.7% Growth in Graduates

East Carolina University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. ECU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 12 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in food & nutrition from East Carolina University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NC
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in food & nutrition needs to take a look at North Carolina A & T State University. NC A&T is a fairly large public university located in the city of Greensboro. This university ranks 41st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 18 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in food & nutrition from North Carolina A & T State University

Best Food & Nutrition Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Food & Nutrition Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Georgia69018
Virginia630310
Tennessee62453
South Carolina5304
Kentucky51845
Mississippi50125
Alabama50028
Arkansas46688

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Food & Nutrition is one of 3 different types of Food, Nutrition & Related Services programs to choose from.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management73
Human Nutrition27

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