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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

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88 Degrees Awarded
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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 670 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 12 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in food and nutrition.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Meredith College landed the #1 spot on the list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.

Full Meredith College Food & Nutrition Report

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees 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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. UCA is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 12 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at UCA

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University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Mississippi. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. University of Southern Mississippi is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Southern Miss

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Carolina State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. South Carolina State University is a public institution located in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at South Carolina State University

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

With a ranking of #6, University of Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Mississippi is a large school located in University, Mississippi that handed out 10 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of Mississippi

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #7, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. East Carolina University is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at ECU

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Kentucky Food & Nutrition Report

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Virginia Tech Food & Nutrition Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #11, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas 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%.

Full Mississippi State University Food & Nutrition Report

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 0 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Food & Nutrition Report

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