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2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate

10 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$33,200 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. To top this list, a school must have a successful food and nutrition program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate

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

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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 93%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Virginia Tech

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate. Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Full Wayne State University Food & Nutrition Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s food and nutrition 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%.

Full North Dakota State University - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report

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Out of the 10 schools in the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #3 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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 Teachers College at Columbia University

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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 3 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, 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 more about Food & Nutrition at Oregon State University

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New York University
New York, New York

New York University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate ranking. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’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. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full NYU Food & Nutrition Report

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate list. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

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.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate ranking. URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 Rhode Island Food & Nutrition Report

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

Mississippi State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate list. Mississippi State University is a public institution located in Mississippi State, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Mississippi State

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Utah State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified doctorate’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at USU

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