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

11 Ranked Colleges
153 Degrees Awarded
$21,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 131st most popular major in the country with 4,889 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 153 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food, nutrition and related services programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

#1

University of Mississippi

University, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Mississippi. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 10 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Ole Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ole Miss Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. ECU is a public institution located in Greenville, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ECU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ECU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina A & T State University are $20,662.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at North Carolina A & T State University

#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #0 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’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

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UK also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Kentucky

#6

University of Southern Mississippi

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

University of Southern Mississippi landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Southern Miss is a fairly large school located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that handed out 20 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern Miss also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Southern Miss

#10 in overall quality

University of Central Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 12 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, UCA has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCA Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#8

Meredith College

Raleigh, North Carolina

Meredith College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Meredith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 35 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Meredith also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Meredith College are $12,019, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Meredith College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#9

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

Winthrop University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school situated in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It awarded 19 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Winthrop not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Winthrop are $30,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Winthrop Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#10

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#4 in overall quality

Nova Southeastern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, NUS Florida has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NUS Florida are $22,242, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at NUS Florida

#11

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

Samford University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Samford, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Samford are $21,227, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Samford Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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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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