If you plan on majoring in food & nutrition, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #228 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
There was only one school in Illinois to review for the 2024 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Illinois ranking.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the food & nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.
Every student pursuing a degree in food & nutrition needs to check out Benedictine University. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Lisle. This university ranks 27th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 34 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Benedictine U in the most recent data year.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. SIUC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Carbondale. This university ranks 23rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 8 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.
Every student who is interested in food & nutrition needs to check out Bradley University. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Peoria. A Best Colleges rank of #309 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Bradley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Bradley in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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