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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

3 Ranked Colleges
58 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,986 people earned their degree in food and nutrition, making the major the 206th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 145 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 58 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,606 and $42,101 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in food and nutrition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food and nutrition programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 6 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region master’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, URI has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of Rhode Island

#2

Framingham State University

Framingham, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 13 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Framingham State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Framingham State are $17,280, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Framingham State

#3

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Simmons University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 39 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Simmons also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons University are $21,698.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Simmons

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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