by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest 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 Southwest region, there were 1,222 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,726 and $22,937 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. That schools that top this list have a program in food, nutrition and related services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 18 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Scottsdale Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mesa Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. Mesa Community College is located in Mesa, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Mesa Community College
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #4 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Rio Salado College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glendale Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Glendale Community College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
South Mountain Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. South Mountain Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full South Mountain Community College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #6, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Chandler, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Avondale, Arizona is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Estrella Mountain Community College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Paradise Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. Paradise Valley Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Paradise Valley Community College
Phoenix College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Full Phoenix College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #6, GateWay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. GateWay Community College is a small public school situated in Phoenix, Arizona. It awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at GateWay Community College
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