2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 860 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 13 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 145 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $20,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, 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 97%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UT Austin
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
TWU also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $14,134 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend TWU.
Full Texas Woman’s University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 168 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $18,844 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Full University of Houston Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. OSU is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 104 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #6 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,978 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend OSU.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k list, SFASU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,653 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SFASU.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 87 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $19,683 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas State University.
Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 139 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $17,373 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Arizona State University - Tempe
With a ranking of #8, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also took the #10 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $20,200 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arizona
Sam Houston State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #11 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $19,531 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $20,321 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Arizona State University - Skysong
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas A&M College Station
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #12. Prairie View A & M University is a medium-sized public school situated in Prairie View, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k list, PVAMU has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Prairie View A & M University is $21,160 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
Full Prairie View A & M University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Baylor University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Baylor also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Baylor University is $35,300 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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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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