2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Plains States Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Plains States region, there were 291 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food and nutrition programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region doctor’s degree food & nutrition students.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Plains States Region

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

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

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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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