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2023 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region

9 Colleges
$31,669 Avg Salary
$24,390 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities the best school in the Plains States Region for food, nutrition and related services students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in the Plains States Region . UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

While working on their degree, nutrition majors at UNL accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $274, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best food, nutrition and related services programs. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Nutrition majors at Mizzou take out an average of $23,779 in student loans while working on their egree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $464.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Central Missouri 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. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

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#9

Saint Louis Community College

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis Community College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best food, nutrition and related services programs. Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 84
Minnesota 10
Kansas 7
Iowa 16
Nebraska 174
North Dakota 20
South Dakota 47

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 9 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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