2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services
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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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,040 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 60 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at South Dakota State, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Dakota State University is $19,252 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Dakota State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Skysong is $13,971 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Statesboro, Georgia, this large public school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
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Out of the 60 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Framingham State is a small public school situated in Framingham, Massachusetts. It awarded 46 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Framingham State, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Framingham State is $20,001 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Framingham State University
Out of the 60 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 168 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,838 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend UH.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
SUNY Oneonta landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Oneonta, New York, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Oneonta also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $17,470 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend SUNY Oneonta.
The low student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 SUNY Oneonta
Texas Woman’s University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
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Montclair State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Montclair, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 112 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, Montclair State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State is $18,034 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Full Montclair State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Schoolcraft College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Schoolcraft College is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Schoolcraft College is $7,578 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
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Western Michigan University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $19,433 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend WMU.
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With a ranking of #11, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 87 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $15,230 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
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Sam Houston State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. This large school is located in Huntsville, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,617 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Sam Houston State University
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 15 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,723 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Stephen F Austin State University.
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #14. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 104 students in 2019-2020.
OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend OSU is $14,648 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
Full Oklahoma State University - Main Campus Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. UNL is a large school located in Lincoln, Nebraska that handed out 148 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UNL also took the #8 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNL is $17,208 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.2% 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 85%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. IUP is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is $22,448 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
With a ranking of #17, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 213 students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
Full Virginia Tech Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. University of Missouri - Columbia is located in Columbia, Missouri and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Mizzou also took the #9 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,001 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend University of Missouri - Columbia.
The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Mizzou
University of Arkansas landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 58 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK also took the #18 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,381 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend UARK.
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 full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UARK
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. University of Idaho is a fairly large school located in Moscow, Idaho that handed out 26 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
U of I also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for U of I is $14,132 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
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North Carolina A & T State University landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. NC A&T is a public institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for North Carolina A & T State University is $10,274 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at North Carolina A & T State University
With a ranking of #22, Weber State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Ogden, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $11,968 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend WSU.
Full Weber State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Morgan State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Morgan State is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Morgan State is $17,619 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Morgan State University
Radford University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s ranking. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Radford University is $16,447 for Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
With a ranking of #25, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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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%.
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- *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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