2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Food & Nutrition is the 206th most popular major in the country with 2,986 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,873 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,971 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students per year to attend Arizona State University - Skysong.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Arizona State University - Skysong
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s. GaSou is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #17. It costs about $15,536 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students per year to attend Georgia Southern University.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Framingham State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Framingham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 46 students in 2019-2020.
Framingham State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Framingham State University is $20,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Framingham State University
Out of the 40 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 12 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $17,470 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students per year to attend SUNY Oneonta.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.
TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend TWU is $9,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Texas Woman’s University
Montclair State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students list, Montclair State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $18,034 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students per year to attend Montclair State.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Texas State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students per year to attend Texas State University.
With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,617 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students per year to attend SHSU.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #10. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 104 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #15 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 148 students in 2019-2020.
UNL also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln is $17,208 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.
IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $22,448 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students per year to attend IUP.
Virginia Tech ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 213 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Columbia, Missouri is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 55 students in 2019-2020.
Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Missouri - Columbia is $16,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Missouri - Columbia
University of Arkansas ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $16,381 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
University of Idaho ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. U of I is located in Moscow, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.
U of I also took the #16 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend U of I is $14,132 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students.
North Carolina A & T State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.
Full North Carolina A & T State University Food & Nutrition Report
With a ranking of #18, Radford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $16,447 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students per year to attend Radford.
Middle Tennessee State University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #20. It costs about $12,464 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students per year to attend Middle Tennessee State University.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Middle Tennessee State University
Utah State University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Utah State University is located in Logan, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Utah State University is $13,634 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students.
With a ranking of #21, Alcorn State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,836 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students per year to attend Alcorn State.
Indiana State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,896 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students per year to attend Indiana State.
Kent State University at Kent came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Kent, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $18,885 for Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students per year to attend Kent State University at Kent.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Kent State University at Kent
Eastern Kentucky University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Eastern is a public institution located in Richmond, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,446 for bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students per year to attend UNM.
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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%.
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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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