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2023 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools

85 Colleges
$34,748 Avg Salary
$24,931 Avg Student Debt

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the #135 most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools ranking. This report analyzed 85 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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The colleges and universities below are the best for nutrition majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best school for food, nutrition and related services students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

After completing their degree, nutrition graduates from UD carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 5 spot on the list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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With a ranking of #6, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, nutrition graduates from UT Austin take out $22,842 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $234.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. It came in at #7 on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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Johnson & Wales University - Online did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, JWU Online is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

On average, nutrition graduates from JWU Online take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $436.

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With a ranking of #9, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at Ohio State take out is $27,000. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $421, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, Iowa State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#12

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #12 on this year’s Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. UARK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fayetteville.

Nutrition majors at UARK take out an average of $23,678 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Food, Nutrition & Related Services students that almost earned our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Nebraska - Lincoln Lincoln, NE
14 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
15 Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA
16 Arizona State University - Skysong Scottsdale, AZ
17 East Carolina University Greenville, NC

View the Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nutrition

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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