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2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master's

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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.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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 in the Southeast Region for a Master’s

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

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Meredith College
Raleigh, North Carolina

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Meredith College landed the #1 spot on the list. Meredith is a private not-for-profit institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 masters’s 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 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Meredith College

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Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Arkansas landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students 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 more about Food & Nutrition at University of Central Arkansas

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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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. 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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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Samford

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University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

Out of the 12 schools in the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 10 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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East Carolina University
Greenville, North Carolina

East Carolina University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Full East Carolina University Food & Nutrition Report

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at NC A&T

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Kentucky is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 4 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at UK

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

Virginia Tech ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 93%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Virginia Tech

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

South Carolina State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Orangeburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at South Carolina State University

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #11, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 0 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

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

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Mississippi State

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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

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