2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 4,889 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 446 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,333 and $20,631 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in food, nutrition and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food, nutrition and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

#1 in overall quality

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

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#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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