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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k” ranking.

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 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 $75-$110k” 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.

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.

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The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’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 Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k list, TWU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TWU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 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 Arizona are $33,399.

Full University of Arizona Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 17 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State 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 $75-$110k. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 16 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#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 $75-$110k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UH

University of Central Oklahoma landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. University of Central Oklahoma 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.

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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Central Oklahoma

#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 $75-$110k list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNM Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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 $75-$110k list. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k 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 Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Baylor University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 masters’s nutrition degrees 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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