2026 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Kentucky
Food & Nutrition degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for food & nutrition students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for Food & Nutrition in Kentucky
If you are not 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.
Top Schools in Food & Nutrition
Eastern Kentucky University tops our 2026 ranking of the best food & nutrition schools. Set in the town of Richmond, Eastern Kentucky University is a large public institution. Roughly 55% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 17 food & nutrition degrees were awarded at Eastern Kentucky University in the most recent year. Students who receive their food & nutrition degree from Eastern Kentucky University earn around $43,891 in the first couple years of their career. Eastern Kentucky University graduates carry a median of $25,122 in student loans.
See the full food & nutrition program report for Eastern Kentucky University
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 schools evaluated.
- 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 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.
