by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,947 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major” ranking analyzed 103 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food, nutrition and related services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 73 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johnson & Wales University - Online. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major. JWU Online is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 79 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. JWU Providence is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 171 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full JWU Providence Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #4 spot on the list. Lincoln University is located in Jefferson City, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 103 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluffton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bluffton, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Bluffton
Virginia Tech landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 275 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Full Virginia Tech Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Nebraska - Lincoln came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a public institution located in Lincoln, Nebraska. The school has a large population, and it awarded 163 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Framingham State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. This small school is located in Framingham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Framingham State University
Southern Utah University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Located in Cedar City, Utah, this fairly large public school awarded 49 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Southern Utah University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. This large school is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at OSU
University of Saint Joseph came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. USJ is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Saint Joseph
The University of Alabama landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 165 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Houston landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. UH is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 184 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Houston
Winthrop University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Winthrop is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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Tuskegee University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Tuskegee University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Cedar Crest College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Cedar Crest is a private not-for-profit institution located in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Prairie View A & M University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #17. Prairie View A & M University is a public institution located in Prairie View, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #18, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 88 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 51 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Middle Tennessee State University
Benedictine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Benedictine U
Samford University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Samford is a private not-for-profit institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, 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 87%.
Full Samford University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 71 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arkansas
Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 118 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Arizona State University - Skysong
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 158 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, 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 97%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UT Austin
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 24 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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