2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.
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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
Featured schools near , edit
More Ways to Rank Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools
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 Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 145 bachelors’s 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. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Texas at Austin
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. TWU is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 20 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid list, TWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TWU is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #3 spot on the list. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 168 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UH
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 87 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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 $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Texas State University.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas State
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 Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend SFASU.
With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 104 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.
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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus
Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 139 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Arizona State University - Tempe Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 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. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend SHSU.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at SHSU
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 30 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students 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 ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Arizona State University - Skysong
University of Arizona landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend University of Arizona.
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
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas A&M College Station
Prairie View A & M University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Prairie View, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
PVAMU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend PVAMU is $14,582 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Prairie View A & M University
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 Getting Aid 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.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid list, Baylor has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,039 for southwest region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend Baylor.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Full Baylor University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Narrow Results by Region
Southeast
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
Rocky Mountains
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Rocky Mountains Region (With Aid)
Middle Atlantic
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
Southwest
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
New England
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the New England Region (With Aid)
Plains States
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Plains States Region (With Aid)
Far Western US
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)
Great Lakes
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
Switch to a Similar Major
General Family & Consumer Sciences
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for General Family & Consumer Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Family & Consumer Economics
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Family & Consumer Economics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Textile & Apparel Studies
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Textile & Apparel Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Switch to a More Focused Major
Switch to a Different Ranking Method
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students in the Southwest Region
Most Focused Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students in the Southwest Region
Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Online Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students in the Southwest Region
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students with family income less than $30k in the Southwest Region
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students with family income $48-$75k in the Southwest Region
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students with family income exceeding $110k in the Southwest Region
Highest Paid Bachelor's Degree Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduates in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students in the Southwest Region
Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students in the Southwest Region
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students getting aid in the Southwest Region
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students with family income $30-$48k in the Southwest Region
Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region
Food, Nutrition & Related Services students with family income $75-$110k in the Southwest Region
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.
Featured Nutrition and Wellness Schools
Request Info
|
Southern New Hampshire University
You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More > |
College Factual provides higher-education, college and university, degree, program, career, salary, and other helpful information to students, faculty, institutions, and other internet audiences. Presented information and data are subject to change. Inclusion on this website does not imply or represent a direct relationship with the company, school, or brand. Information, though believed correct at time of publication, may not be correct, and no warranty is provided. Contact the schools to verify any information before relying on it. Financial aid may be available for those who qualify. The displayed options may include sponsored or recommended results, not necessarily based on your preferences.
© College Factual – All Rights Reserved.
