by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” 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.
Across the Southwest region, there were 885 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 13 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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The food & nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region food & nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 182 diplomas to qualified ’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 158 ’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 97%. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 138 ’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. OSU is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 75 ’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 ’s 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%.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s food and nutrition degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report
Texas Woman’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 23 ’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 19 ’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s food and nutrition degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Sam Houston State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 18 ’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 6 ’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 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Texas A&M University - College Station
Parker University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Food & Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 0 ’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 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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