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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
346 Degrees Awarded
$25,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 726 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,200 and $32,826 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 346 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree nutrition students.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montclair State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montclair State are $18,972, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

College of Saint Elizabeth

Morristown, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Saint Elizabeth. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Morristown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 44 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

CSE did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSE are $18,734.

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#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $35,192, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Delaware

#5

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brooklyn College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brooklyn College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brooklyn College are $20,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Lehman College

Bronx, New York

Lehman College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehman is a fairly large public school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 13 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lehman, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehman College are $21,000, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Lehman

#7

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

American University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 45 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The American University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at American University

#8

New York University

New York, New York

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 75 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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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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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