2024 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region
11
Colleges in the Southeast Region
670
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
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.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 11 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 670 degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Food & Nutrition School
Your choice of food & nutrition school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Food & Nutrition School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region
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.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Food & Nutrition
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
283
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in food & nutrition has to take a look at Virginia Tech. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 283 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Virginia Tech
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KY
39
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you wish to pursue a degree in food & nutrition. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 39 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Kentucky
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AR
71
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
University of Arkansas is a good decision for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were roughly 71 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year.
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It is difficult to beat Samford University if you want to pursue a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 28 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Samford University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NC
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #425 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means JWU Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent data year.
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UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 6th out of 34 schools for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 17 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Central Arkansas
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In NC
ECU is a very large public university located in the city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 7 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from East Carolina University
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
51
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were approximately 51 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Middle Tennessee State University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NC
NC A&T is a large public university located in the large city of Greensboro. This university ranks 41st out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 14 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at NC A&T in the most recent data year.
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Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 68 colleges for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were about 18 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at GaSou in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Georgia Southern University
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