2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Southeast 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 Southeast region, there were 1,073 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,700 and $26,186 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food, nutrition and related services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

• 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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