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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master's

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in food and nutrition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food and nutrition programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s”.

Top 5 Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Middle Atlantic Region

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 52,775 students enrolled at NYU, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,388. In addition to receiving other benefits, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 55 students in 2020-2021.

The American University also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2.Of the 14,001 students enrolled at American University, 613 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 388 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $16,027. On top of their other funding sources, 206 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 36 degrees to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.

IUP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Among the 10,037 students enrolled at IUP, 298 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,600. On top of their other funding sources, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. IUP offers credit for military training for eligible students.

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Hunter College
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 16 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Hunter did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.Of the 24,052 students enrolled at Hunter, 152 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 97 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,442. During this same period, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Lehman College
Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehman College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Middle Atlantic Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s list. Lehman is located in Bronx, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehman, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.Of the 15,091 students enrolled at Lehman College, 184 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,409. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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