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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$25,774 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,713 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, food, nutrition and related services was ranked #135 in the country. In fact 4,858 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Our analysis found University of Arkansas to be the best value school for food, nutrition and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UARK are $26,390 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nutrition graduates from UARK carry an average student debtload of $23,439.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UARK also did well on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Central Arkansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value food, nutrition and related services schools in the Southeast Region . UCA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Conway.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCA are $16,433 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nutrition graduates from UCA carry an average student debtload of $23,978.

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#3

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, MS

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Alcorn State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value food, nutrition and related services schools in the Southeast Region . Alcorn State is a small public school located in the remote area of Alcorn State.

Alcorn State undergraduate students pay an average of $8,176 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia Southern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GaSou are $17,539 a year. Nutrition majors at GaSou take out an average of $26,896 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $439, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tuscaloosa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA are $31,090 a year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at UA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $28,708.

UA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

Middle Tennessee State University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,264 in tuition and fees each year.

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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JWU Charlotte are $35,900 a year. On average, nutrition graduates from JWU Charlotte take out $28,005 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $436.

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Eastern Kentucky University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree food, nutrition and related services programs. Eastern is a large public school located in the distant town of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern are $20,024 a year. On average, nutrition graduates from Eastern take out $20,092 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UK are $31,608 per year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at UK take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,661. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $204.

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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 21
Virginia 315
North Carolina 155
Florida 17
Tennessee 62
Kentucky 64
South Carolina 38
Arkansas 88
Alabama 301
Mississippi 25

One of 7 majors within the area of study, food, nutrition and related services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 13 schools only.

  • 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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