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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 814 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered 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 Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 213 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,010 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Virginia Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 43 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $10,637 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school handed out 58 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $13,132 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UARK.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UARK

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 57 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, UK has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Kentucky is $12,872 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Kentucky Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#5

North Carolina A & T State University

Greensboro, North Carolina
#12 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 #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,168 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NC A&T.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at North Carolina A & T State University

#6

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $13,651 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Georgia Southern University

#7

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

Radford University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Radford is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Radford also took the #10 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,355 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Radford.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Radford

#8

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Kentucky University is $11,641 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

#9

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#3 in overall quality

The University of Alabama came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 160 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $19,863 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Alabama.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

Johnson & Wales University - North Miami came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. JWU North Miami is a small private not-for-profit school situated in North Miami, Florida. It awarded 51 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU North Miami, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for JWU North Miami is $21,572 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Johnson & Wales University - North Miami

#11

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, South Carolina

With a ranking of #11, Winthrop University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Winthrop is a medium-sized school located in Rock Hill, South Carolina that handed out 16 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Winthrop, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,267 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Winthrop.

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#12

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina

Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Charlotte, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 75 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

JWU Charlotte did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is $22,596 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

#13

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, Virginia
#13 in overall quality

Bridgewater College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bridgewater College is located in Bridgewater, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Bridgewater did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Bridgewater is $14,634 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Bridgewater College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#14

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #14. Samford is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 11 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, Samford has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Samford University is $22,866 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Samford University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#15

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#15 in overall quality

Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #15. Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Alcorn State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Alcorn State is $13,752 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Alcorn State University 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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