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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,748 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southeast region, there were 1,098 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,886 and $25,547 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food, nutrition and related services programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.
Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region nutrition students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 17 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,554 for southeast region nutrition students per year to attend University of Central Arkansas.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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 UCA Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #2 spot on the list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 283 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Virginia Tech also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,301 for southeast region nutrition students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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 93%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Mississippi is $14,032 for Southeast Region Nutrition students.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Southern Mississippi
Out of the 14 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #4 spot on the list. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 7 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
ECU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,550 for Southeast Region Nutrition students per year to attend East Carolina University.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Carolina University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 251 diplomas to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $20,917 for Southeast Region Nutrition students per year to attend The University of Alabama.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UA
University of Arkansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 71 students in 2020-2021.
UARK also took the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arkansas is $16,507 for southeast region nutrition students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, 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 85%.
Full UARK Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Nova Southeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
NUS Florida not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $25,833 for southeast region nutrition students per year to attend NUS Florida.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 Nova Southeastern University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
NC A&T also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $10,563 for Southeast Region Nutrition students per year to attend North Carolina A & T State University.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at NC A&T
Georgia Southern University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southeast region nutrition students list, GaSou has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgia Southern University is $15,571 for southeast region nutrition students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at GaSou
With a ranking of #10, Samford University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region nutrition students list, Samford has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Samford is $30,072 for Southeast Region Nutrition students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, 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 87%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Samford
University of Kentucky came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 63 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UK, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UK is $18,203 for Southeast Region Nutrition students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Kentucky Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #12, Middle Tennessee State University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 51 degrees to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Middle Tennessee State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,752 for southeast region nutrition students.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Middle Tennessee State University
Winthrop University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region list. Winthrop is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 34 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Winthrop also took the #11 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,127 for Southeast Region Nutrition students per year to attend Winthrop University.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Winthrop
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Best Value Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Charlotte, North Carolina, and it awarded 73 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Charlotte, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is $26,181 for southeast region nutrition students.
Full JWU Charlotte Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
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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
- *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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