2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services School for You
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nutrition students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Food, Nutrition & Related Services
Our analysis found North Dakota State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for food, nutrition and related services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, North Dakota State University also is in the top 20% of our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.
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The excellent programs at Saint Louis Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in the Plains States Region . Saint Louis Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Saint Louis Community College are $7,155 per year.
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The excellent programs at South Dakota State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.
South Dakota State also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at University of Central Missouri 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 . UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCM are $16,815 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year.
Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #5 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 city of Lincoln.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year. 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.
UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food, nutrition and related services programs. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.
UMN Twin Cities undergraduate students pay an average of $33,818 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMN Twin Cities also did well on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Kansas State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.
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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $30,450 per year. 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.
Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services colleges 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 |
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Majors Related to Nutrition
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.
- 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.