2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southeast Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Southeast region, there were 1,073 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,700 and $26,186 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 814 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. GaSou is a large public school situated in Statesboro, Georgia. It awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,536 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 213 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Virginia Tech is $21,198 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 93%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
UARK also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend UARK is $16,381 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at NC A&T, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend NC A&T.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Radford University is a public institution located in Radford, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Radford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Radford is $16,447 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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Middle Tennessee State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 43 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Middle Tennessee State University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Alcorn State is located in Alcorn State, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, Alcorn State has also earned the #15 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Alcorn State is $14,836 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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Eastern Kentucky University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern is $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
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Johnson & Wales University - North Miami came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking. JWU North Miami is located in North Miami, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 51 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
JWU North Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend JWU North Miami is $22,909 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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The University of Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. The University of Alabama is a large public school situated in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awarded 160 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, UA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Alabama is $22,597 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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University of Kentucky ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Kentucky is a public institution located in Lexington, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 57 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, UK has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,127 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend UK.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Winthrop University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, Winthrop has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Winthrop is $19,047 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a small school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 75 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
JWU Charlotte also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is $23,774 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
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With a ranking of #14, Samford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region list. Samford is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Samford is $29,673 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Bridgewater College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. Bridgewater, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, Bridgewater has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $17,929 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Bridgewater.
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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%.
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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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