by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Plains States region, there were 359 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,669 and $24,390 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region nutrition students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lincoln University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region. Lincoln University is a small public school situated in Jefferson City, Missouri. It awarded 26 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at LU Missouri
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. University of Nebraska - Lincoln is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 174 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region. Brookings, South Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Dakota State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. Waldorf is a private for-profit institution located in Forest City, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 15 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Fargo, North Dakota is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 North Dakota State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a large public school situated in Columbia, Missouri. It awarded 50 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Missouri - Columbia
Saint Louis Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Full Saint Louis Community College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Central Missouri did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. UCM is a fairly large public school situated in Warrensburg, Missouri. It awarded 4 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Kansas State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. Manhattan, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Kansas State University
Iowa State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Iowa State
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large public school situated in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It awarded 10 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
University of North Dakota ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region list. Located in Grand Forks, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified ’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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 North Dakota
Graceland University - Lamoni came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Graceland University - Lamoni is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lamoni, Iowa. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Graceland Lamoni Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region ranking. Cloquet, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
North Hennepin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #13. This medium-sized school is located in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, and it awarded 0 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at North Hennepin Community College
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