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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.

View our full ranking methodology.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best school in the United States for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Case Western Reserve University is a great place for food, nutrition and related services students. Case Western is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in the United States. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best food, nutrition and related services programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly 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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With a ranking of #7, North Dakota State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the 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 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 large 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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Iowa State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best food, nutrition and related services programs. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly 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

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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