by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Food & Nutrition is the 228th most popular major in the country with 3,131 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 386 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 113 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. That schools that top this list have a program in food and nutrition in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Indiana, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Oneonta. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oneonta is a public institution located in Oneonta, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, The New School did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #8, LIU Post did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Delaware State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Del State is a medium-sized school located in Dover, Delaware that handed out 1 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
New York University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cornell University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. The Graduate Center is a public institution located in New York, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Cedar Crest College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Cedar Crest College is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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