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

7 Ranked Colleges
83 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food and nutrition programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at UCA

#2

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree food & nutrition students list, Southern Miss has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southern Miss Food & Nutrition Report

#3

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227.

Full Samford Food & Nutrition Report

#4

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 #4 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree food & nutrition students list, ECU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at ECU

#5

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree food & nutrition students list, NC A&T has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at North Carolina A & T State University

#6

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ole Miss are $25,099, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Mississippi Food & Nutrition Report

#7

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky
#2 in overall quality

University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Kentucky is located in Lexington, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UK also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at UK

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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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