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

8 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,083 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,669 and $21,622 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arizona

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Arizona State University - Tempe

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCO is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Central Oklahoma

With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Skysong has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Skysong Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UNM also took the #9 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Baylor University

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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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