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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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.
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. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 216 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region”.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree nutrition students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Meredith College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tuskegee University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. Tuskegee University is a small school located in Tuskegee, Alabama that handed out 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Tuskegee University
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the #3 spot on the list. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school situated in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It awarded 14 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Winthrop Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school handed out 86 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UA
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Samford is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 11 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Samford University
University of Central Arkansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UCA Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Miss Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major 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 masters’s nutrition degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Nova Southeastern University
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 1 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Carolina State University
University of Mississippi came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Mississippi is a large public school situated in University, Mississippi. It awarded 10 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Mississippi
North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. NC A&T is a fairly large school located in Greensboro, North Carolina that handed out 4 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
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East Carolina University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Carolina University
University of Kentucky did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UK
With a ranking of #14, Virginia Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 2 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Virginia Tech
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #15. UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 UT Knoxville
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