2024 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
8Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
519Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$37,953Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in food, nutrition & related services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for food, nutrition & related services students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 519 degrees in food, nutrition & related services during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Food, Nutrition & Related Services School
The nutrition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Food, Nutrition & Related Services rankings. We derive our Best Overall Food, Nutrition & Related Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Food, Nutrition & Related Services Rankings by Degree Level
The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.
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Best Schools for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.
New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food, nutrition & related services. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 43 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Those food, nutrition & related services students who get their degree from New York University earn $10,001 more than the standard nutrition graduate.
American University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the food, nutrition & related services degree program at American University make $11,597 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
University of Delaware is a great option for students interested in a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were roughly 21 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the nutrition program make about $38,909 in their early career salary.
Syracuse University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 47 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition program report average early career income of $23,321.
IUP is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana. This university ranks 49th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were roughly 60 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the food, nutrition & related services degree program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus get $2,975 more than the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 44 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition program earn about $19,490 in the first couple years of working.
Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population. This college ranks 57th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 15 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year. Food, Nutrition & Related Services degree recipients from Lehman College get an earnings boost of about $22,277 over the typical earnings of food, nutrition & related services majors.
Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 31st out of 36 schools for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 12 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition program report average early career income of $30,838.
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The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).