2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Plains States region, there were 367 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,300 and $20,607 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 4 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Plains States Region

#1

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$16,743 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Master’s in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State University is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743.

Full South Dakota State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#2

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

#3 in overall quality

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,597 Average Early-Career Earnings

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 #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Fargo, North Dakota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region master’s degree nutrition students list, North Dakota State University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. 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 - Main Campus

#3

University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Lincoln, Nebraska

#2 in overall quality

$19,513 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,342 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a large public school situated in Lincoln, Nebraska. It awarded 14 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UNL also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Nebraska - Lincoln are $19,513, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UNL

#4

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas

#4 in overall quality

$24,115 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kansas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region. This large school is located in Manhattan, Kansas, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

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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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