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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
284 Degrees Awarded
$28,575 Avg Salary
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 726 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,200 and $32,826 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 284 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 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 Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

#1

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Delaware is $14,622 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full University of Delaware Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#2

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 112 students in 2019-2020.

Montclair State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $19,523 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Montclair State University.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Montclair State

#3

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oneonta. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. SUNY Oneonta is located in Oneonta, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Oneonta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Oneonta is $17,789 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at SUNY Oneonta

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Syracuse is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Syracuse, New York. It awarded 38 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $24,698 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Syracuse.

The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morgan State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morgan State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State University is $18,991 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 41 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $22,689 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend IUP.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

NYU also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend NYU is $32,733 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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

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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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