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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree food & nutrition students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Food & Nutrition Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State Food & Nutrition Report

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Oregon State is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Oregon State University Food & Nutrition Report

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at New York University

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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