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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

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 $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that 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 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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. 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.

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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #7 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at TWU

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

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.

Full University of Arizona Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas State

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Arizona State University - Tempe

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Houston 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 also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCO, the school also landed the #5 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 UCO are $17,913.

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

Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. 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.

ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 - Skysong are $6,724, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 3 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed 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 are $36,936.

Full Baylor 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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