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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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 Doctorate 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree nutrition students with aid.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Iowa State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is located in Fargo, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at North Dakota State University

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Dakota State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition students with aid list, South Dakota State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Dakota State University

#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

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

#9 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa also took the #9 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Hawaii at Manoa Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 1 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#9

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid ranking. NYU is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University 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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