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.
College Factual analyzed 6 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best food, nutrition & related services schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest overall food, nutrition & related services education in Virginia.
Leading the list is Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University, our #1 school for food, nutrition & related services. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University is a very large public university. The six-year graduation rate is 86%. About 231 food, nutrition & related services degrees were awarded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University in the most recent year. Soon after graduation, food, nutrition & related services degree recipients from Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University generally make around $25,414. Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University graduates carry a median of $25,000 in student loans.
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James Madison University is one of the finest schools in the country for a degree in food, nutrition & related services, ranking #2. Set in the city of Harrisonburg, James Madison University is a very large public institution. About 80% of students finish within six years. James Madison University awarded about 20 food, nutrition & related services degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their food, nutrition & related services degree from James Madison University earn around $24,860 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $19,000.
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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 · 6 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.
