2027 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in Rhode Island
[Food & Nutrition](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/food-nutrition-services/food-nutrition-wellness/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2027 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for food & nutrition students.
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2027 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in Rhode Island
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in food & nutrition, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools
For return on investment in food & nutrition, no school beat University Of Rhode Island this year. Set in the suburb of Kingston, University Of Rhode Island is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $16,942 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $37,146. Students borrow a median of $23,432 to complete the food & nutrition program here. Early-career food & nutrition graduates make about $52,821. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Rhode Island admits about 72% of applicants.
Johnson And Wales University Providence is a great value for students pursuing a degree in food & nutrition, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a mid-sized private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $41,982 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for food & nutrition graduates is $27,000. Food & Nutrition graduates of Johnson And Wales University Providence earn a median of $32,586 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,000 median debt. The acceptance rate is 88%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published 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).
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