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2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 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 $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at East Carolina University

#2

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#4 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Ole Miss

#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #3 spot on the list. North Carolina A & T State University is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 8 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at NC A&T

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #0 spot 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 Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Virginia Tech

#5

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a public institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 masters’s 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of Southern Mississippi

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. UK is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at UK

#7 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k 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.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Arkansas are $11,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of Central Arkansas

#8

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Samford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Samford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 are $21,227, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Samford University Food & Nutrition Report

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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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