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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
626 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Food & Nutrition is the 206th most popular major in the country with 2,986 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 768 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 626 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in food and nutrition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food and nutrition programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 145 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $13,575 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at The University of Texas at Austin

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $7,050 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full TWU Food & Nutrition Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 104 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at OSU

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 87 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State Food & Nutrition Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SFASU is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $10,816 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at SFASU

#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Texas A&M College Station

#7 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 139 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Arizona State University - Tempe

#8

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

SHSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $11,634 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend SHSU.

Full Sam Houston State University Food & Nutrition Report

#9 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. ASU - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,020 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Arizona State University - Skysong

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#10 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 30 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,458 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at UNM

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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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