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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that 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.
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 “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in food, nutrition and related services.
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Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and it awarded 86 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Alabama
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Meredith College landed the #2 spot on the list. Meredith College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 29 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Meredith College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nova Southeastern University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at NUS Florida
Out of the 16 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the #4 spot on the list. Winthrop is a public institution located in Rock Hill, South Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Winthrop University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. UCA is a public institution located in Conway, Arkansas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UCA
Samford University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Birmingham, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 11 students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Samford University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Southern Mississippi did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. University of Southern Mississippi is a fairly large public school situated in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It awarded 11 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Miss Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Mississippi ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. University of Mississippi is a public institution located in University, Mississippi. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 University of Mississippi
Tuskegee University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Tuskegee, Alabama, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Tuskegee University
With a ranking of #10, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Carolina University
University of Kentucky ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s list. Lexington, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 University of Kentucky
North Carolina A & T State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Full NC A&T Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Virginia Tech landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. South Carolina State University is a small public school situated in Orangeburg, South Carolina. It awarded 1 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Carolina State University
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #15. Mississippi State is a large school located in Mississippi State, Mississippi that handed out 0 masters’s nutrition degrees 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 Mississippi State
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