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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition

45 Ranked Colleges
587 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Food & Nutrition is the 228th most popular major in the country with 3,131 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 587 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major” ranking analyzed 45 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree food & nutrition students.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition

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Cedar Crest College
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cedar Crest College landed the #1 spot on the list. Cedar Crest College is a small school located in Allentown, Pennsylvania that handed out 20 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

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. 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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Cedar Crest

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Meredith College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major. Meredith College is a small school located in Raleigh, North Carolina that handed out 26 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Meredith College

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Simmons University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Simmons University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Simmons

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 36 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 55 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at The American University

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Framingham State University
Framingham, Massachusetts

Framingham State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Framingham State University is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 14 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Framingham State University

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

Lamar University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 57 degrees to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Lamar University

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Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois

Benedictine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #8. Benedictine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lisle, Illinois. It awarded 19 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Benedictine U

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

With a ranking of #9, Samford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Samford University

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 64 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Arizona State University - Skysong Food & Nutrition Report

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 15 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

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University of Central Arkansas landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of Central Arkansas

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Brooklyn College
Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 19 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Brooklyn College

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Lehman College
Bronx, New York

Lehman College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Full Lehman Food & Nutrition Report

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

With a ranking of #15, Madonna University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Madonna University is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Madonna University

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

University of Southern Mississippi ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 11 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Southern Mississippi

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Hunter College
New York, New York

With a ranking of #17, Hunter College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Hunter College is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Hunter

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With a ranking of #18, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. SIUC is a public institution located in Carbondale, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at SIUC

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #19. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at South Carolina State University

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #20. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 38 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at New York University

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

With a ranking of #21, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Wayne State University

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. UNL is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

University of Mississippi ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Located in University, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Mississippi Food & Nutrition Report

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.

Full North Carolina A & T State University Food & Nutrition Report

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Kingston, Rhode Island, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’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 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at URI

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