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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate

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

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

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#2

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Brookings, South Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

South Dakota State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State are $16,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full South Dakota State 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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate list. Iowa State is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition students list, Iowa State has also earned the #4 rank 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 Iowa State are $25,948.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate 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.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition students list, Michigan State has also earned the #2 rank 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 Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Michigan State

#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Oregon State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Oregon State is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

Full Oregon State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#7

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 ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#8

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 2 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UH Manoa

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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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