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2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$21,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Southeast region, there were 579 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mississippi. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Mississippi is located in University, Mississippi and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Ole Miss also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Ole Miss

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at East Carolina University

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #3 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at North Carolina A & T State University

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #0 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Virginia Tech

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 10 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at UK

#6

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 20 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern Miss Food & Nutrition Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCA has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

Full University of Central Arkansas Food & Nutrition Report

#8

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Samford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Samford also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford University are $21,227, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Samford

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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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