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2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
626 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

This year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food and nutrition programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 145 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at The University of Texas at Austin

#6 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU 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 estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $14,134 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at TWU

#4 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 104 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

OSU also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $18,978 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

SFASU also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $18,653 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.

Full Stephen F Austin State University Food & Nutrition Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State University.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Texas State University

#7 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 139 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #7 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,373 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend ASU - Tempe.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Food & Nutrition Report

#7

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, 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 $75-$110k list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Sam Houston State University

#8

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 $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 30 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #10 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $18,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. ASU - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 65 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $20,321 for southwest region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full ASU - Skysong Food & Nutrition Report

#2 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Texas A&M College Station

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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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