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2027 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in Pennsylvania

[Food & Nutrition](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/food-nutrition-services/food-nutrition-wellness/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for food & nutrition students.

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• Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in Pennsylvania

2027 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in Pennsylvania

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in food & nutrition, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools

1

Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus
Indiana, PA

$11,380 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$51,019 Median Earnings (10yr)

Leading the list is Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus, our #1 best value for food & nutrition in Pennsylvania. Set in the town of Indiana, Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $11,380 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $16,297. Food & Nutrition graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Food & Nutrition graduates of Indiana University Of Pennsylvania Main Campus earn a median of $41,319 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 91% of applicants are accepted.

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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, PA

$46,314 In-State Tuition & Fees

$30,759 Avg Student Debt

$59,460 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Cedar Crest College earned it the #2 place for food & nutrition. Set in the city of Allentown, Cedar Crest College is a small private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $46,314. Typical student debt for food & nutrition graduates is $30,759. Early-career food & nutrition graduates make about $62,345. That is a strong return on a $30,759 median debt. Cedar Crest College admits about 84% of applicants.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.