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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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.

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 Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. Ole Miss 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 also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Ole Miss

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full East Carolina University Food & Nutrition Report

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

NC A&T also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Central Arkansas is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. 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 UCA

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 20 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Southern Mississippi

#6

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Virginia Tech

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 10 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full University of Kentucky Food & Nutrition Report

#8

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Samford University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford University are $21,227, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Samford University

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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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