Food, Nutrition & Related Services degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual analyzed 4 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best food, nutrition & related services schools.
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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.
Leading the list is Eastern Kentucky University, our #1 school for food, nutrition & related services. This large public university is located in the town of Richmond. Eastern Kentucky University graduates 55% of students within six years. Eastern Kentucky University awarded about 17 food, nutrition & related services degrees in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, food, nutrition & related services degree recipients from Eastern Kentucky University generally make around $43,891. Students borrow a median of $25,122 to complete this degree.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs graduation rate, post-graduation earnings, cost, and program quality, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 4 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.
