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2024 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

5 Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
179 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$25,806 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in food, nutrition & related services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 179 degrees in food, nutrition & related services to qualified students.

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Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region Your choice of food, nutrition & related services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Food, Nutrition & Related Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Bachelor's Degrees in Nutrition
Master's Degrees in Nutrition

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Nutrition

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$29,981 Median Starting Salary
$25,590 Median Student Debt

University of Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food, nutrition & related services. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the town of Moscow. This university ranks 1st out of 10 schools for overall quality in the state of Idaho.

There were approximately 18 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at U of I in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the food, nutrition & related services major at University of Idaho get $4,175 above the typical college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MT

Montana State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food, nutrition & related services. MSU Bozeman is a large public university located in the town of Bozeman. A Best Colleges rank of #485 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means MSU Bozeman is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at MSU Bozeman in the most recent data year.

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Utah State University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #341 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means USU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 14 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at USU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition program state that they receive average early career earnings of $23,288.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
26.5% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat Southern Utah University if you want to pursue a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Southern Utah University is a large public university located in the town of Cedar City. This university ranks 9th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were roughly 49 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Southern Utah University in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, nutrition degree recipients usually earn about $17,444 in the first five years of their career.

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5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In UT

WSU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Ogden. This university ranks 6th out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were approximately 21 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at WSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Explore the best food, nutrition & related services schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Colorado 275 4
Utah 266 89
Idaho 219 18
Montana 188 24
Wyoming 162 3

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Nutrition Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Food & Nutrition 101
Human Nutrition 73
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 5

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,588
Human Sciences Business Services 289
General Family & Consumer Sciences 229
Textile & Apparel Studies 129
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 106
Housing 13
Family & Consumer Economics 5

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