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2027 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[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.

College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value food & nutrition schools.

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• Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

2027 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the food & nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools

1

University Of Idaho
Moscow, ID

$9,084 In-State Tuition & Fees

$29,566 Avg Student Debt

$54,670 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in food & nutrition, no school beat University Of Idaho this year. Set in the town of Moscow, University Of Idaho is a large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,084, with out-of-state students paying around $28,320. Typical student debt for food & nutrition graduates is $29,566. Early-career food & nutrition graduates make about $35,212. That is a strong return on a $29,566 median debt. Roughly 76% of applicants are accepted.

2

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

$8,460 In-State Tuition & Fees

$23,635 Avg Student Debt

$53,263 Median Earnings (10yr)

Montana State University is a great value for students pursuing a degree in food & nutrition, landing the #2 spot this year. Located in the city of Bozeman, Montana State University is a large public university. In-state tuition and fees average $8,460, with out-of-state students paying around $33,287. Food & Nutrition graduates carry a median of $23,635 in student loans. Soon after graduation, food & nutrition degree recipients from Montana State University generally make around $47,703. That is a strong return on a $23,635 median debt. The acceptance rate is 82%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, 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.