2024 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Rhode Island

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 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 37 degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.

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Pick Your Food & Nutrition Degree Level

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 the Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Rhode Island. 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 Rhode Island

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 Rhode Island Schools in Food & Nutrition

1

Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Providence, RI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

53.3% Growth in Graduates

Johnson & Wales University - Providence is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food & nutrition. JWU Providence is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence.More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Johnson & Wales University - Providence

2

University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Rhode Island is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Rhode Island

Best Food & Nutrition Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Food & Nutrition Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	87
Connecticut	538	14

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Food & Nutrition Related Rankings by Major

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
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	220

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Notes and References

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.