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2024 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
386 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
A degree in food & nutrition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #228 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 8 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 386 degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Food & Nutrition School

Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region Your choice of food & nutrition school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for food & nutrition schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your Food & Nutrition Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Food & Nutrition
Master's Degrees in Food & Nutrition
Doctor's Degrees in Food & Nutrition

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 the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Food & Nutrition in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of food & nutrition degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Food & Nutrition

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
43 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 43 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE

University of Delaware is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.

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American University
Washington, DC
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
56 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded

American University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food & nutrition. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #129 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means The American University is a great university overall.

There were roughly 56 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
31 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded

Syracuse University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 31 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
60 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded

Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 49th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 60 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY
44 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. This college ranks 19th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 44 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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Lehman College
Bronx, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In NY
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Lehman is a fairly large public college located in the city of Bronx. This college ranks 57th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 15 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Lehman in the most recent data year.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

Morgan State is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Baltimore. This university ranks 31st out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.

There were approximately 12 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Morgan State in the most recent data year.

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Best Food & Nutrition Colleges by State

Explore the best food & nutrition schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 183
Pennsylvania 978 80
Maryland 618 12
District of Columbia 441 55
Delaware 345 17

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Food & Nutrition is one of 3 different types of Food, Nutrition & Related Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Food & Nutrition

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Nutrition 82
Other Foods, Nutrition, & Related Services 38
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 13

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