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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southwest Region

18 Ranked Colleges
938 Degrees Awarded
$29,955 Avg Salary
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 938 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in food, nutrition and related services.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region”.

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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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%.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 184 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, 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 86%.

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

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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Prairie View A & M University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. This medium-sized school is located in Prairie View, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 118 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at ASU - Skysong

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Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 158 bachelors’s nutrition 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 75 students in 2020-2021.

Full Texas State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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Stephen F Austin State University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Stephen F Austin State University is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Stephen F Austin State University

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Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Baylor University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Baylor is a large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

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

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 117 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full ASU - Tempe Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 28 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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With a ranking of #11, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas Woman’s University

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Sam Houston State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Full SHSU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

With a ranking of #13, Lamar University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Texas A&M College Station

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, Arizona

Grand Canyon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Phoenix, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 Grand Canyon University

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.

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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arizona

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Parker University
Dallas, Texas

Parker University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Parker University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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

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University of Central Oklahoma landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Edmond, Oklahoma is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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

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