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2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
265 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 582 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 265 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree food & nutrition students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Montclair State is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 27 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Montclair State

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This fairly large school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 17 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at IUP

#3

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Brooklyn College

#4

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehman College is a public institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehman, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lehman are $21,000.

Full Lehman College Food & Nutrition Report

#5

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #5 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 45 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree food & nutrition students list, The American University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at The American University

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 75 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Food & Nutrition Report

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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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