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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$8,928 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$23,851 Avg Salary

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the #156 most popular major in California with 327 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

#1

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA
$1,262 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Cabrillo College the best value school in California for food, nutrition and related services students. Cabrillo College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Aptos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabrillo College are $1,262 per year.

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#2

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA
$1,304 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fresno City College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in California list. Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno City College is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fresno City College are $1,304 a year.

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#3

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA
$1,180 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Santa Ana College is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students. SAC is a very large public school located in the city of Santa Ana.

SAC undergraduate students pay an average of $1,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Santa Ana College Report

#4

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA
$1,394 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Sequoias. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Visalia, College of the Sequoias is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at College of the Sequoias are $1,394 per year.

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$39,500 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Point Loma Nazarene University is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students. PLNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at PLNU are $39,500 a year.

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Explore all the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 22
Oregon 82
Nevada 1
Hawaii 1

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

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 5 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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