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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

10 Ranked Colleges
477 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 579 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 477 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

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

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UARK also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arkansas is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at UARK

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Food & Nutrition Report

#3

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Georgia Southern University is a large school located in Statesboro, Georgia that handed out 16 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at GaSou

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

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 Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 213 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Virginia Tech

#5

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #5 spot on the list. NC A&T is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NC A&T.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at NC A&T

#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 33 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UK also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Kentucky

#7

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Eastern is located in Richmond, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Eastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Eastern

#8

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Alcorn State also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Alcorn State University is $14,836 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Alcorn State University Food & Nutrition Report

#9

Radford University

Radford, Virginia
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Radford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Radford University is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Radford also took the #7 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $16,447 for southeast region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Radford.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Radford

#10

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Samford, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $29,673 for southeast region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Samford.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 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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