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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 3,131 people earned their degree in food and nutrition, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.
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 “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular food and nutrition programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. IUP is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. UD is a public institution located in Newark, Delaware. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Delaware
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Hunter is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 15 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Morgan State is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Morgan State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, 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 89%.
Rochester Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. RIT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Rochester, New York. It awarded 9 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Rochester Institute of Technology
SUNY Oneonta landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Oneonta, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
LIU Post landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students 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.
With a ranking of #8, The New School did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.
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.
New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Delaware State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Dover, Delaware is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Cornell University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s 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 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 3.9% 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%.
University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #12. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 0 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Cedar Crest College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 20 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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