by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” 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 New England region, there were 510 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,912 and $26,633 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 309 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,403 and $25,944 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. To top this list, a school must have a successful food, nutrition and related services program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johnson & Wales University - Providence. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 171 students in 2020-2021.
Full Johnson & Wales University - Providence Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
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 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. Johnson & Wales University - Online is a small school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 79 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at JWU Online
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Framingham, Massachusetts, this small public school handed out 34 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Framingham State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New England. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s. UNE is located in Biddeford, Maine and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of New England
Simmons University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Simmons
Bennington College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the New England Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #6. Bennington is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bennington, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Bennington College
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