Food, Nutrition & Related Services programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. A focused field like this rewards careful comparison of the schools that offer it.
For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for food, nutrition & related services students pursuing a degree.
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If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the food, nutrition & related services degrees they offer, see the list below.
No school ranked higher than University Of Arkansas this year for food, nutrition & related services. This very large public university is located in the city of Fayetteville. Roughly 70% of students complete a degree within six years here. About 53 food, nutrition & related services degrees were awarded at University Of Arkansas in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, food, nutrition & related services degree recipients from University Of Arkansas generally make around $31,986. Students borrow a median of $24,400 to complete this degree.
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University Of Central Arkansas came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best food, nutrition & related services schools. University Of Central Arkansas is a large public school located in the city of Conway. About 53% of students finish within six years. University Of Central Arkansas awarded about 31 food, nutrition & related services degrees in the most recent data year. Graduates of the food, nutrition & related services program make about $43,187 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $22,906.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 2 schools evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
