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2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Food, Nutrition & Related Services program at each school on the list.

Check out the nutrition associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for food, nutrition and related services students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in nutrition at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mesa Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food, nutrition and related services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Mesa, Mesa Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the nutrition majors at the school.

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#2

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Salado College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, Rio Salado College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scottsdale Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the rural area of Scottsdale, Scottsdale Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Glendale Community College is a great place for food, nutrition and related services students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Glendale, Glendale Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Phoenix College

Phoenix, AZ

Phoenix College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree food, nutrition and related services programs. Phoenix College is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Phoenix.

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South Mountain Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree food, nutrition and related services programs. Located in the city of Phoenix, South Mountain Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Chandler-Gilbert Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Chandler-Gilbert Community College is a large public school located in the city of Chandler.

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With a ranking of #6, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food, nutrition and related services students working on their associate degree. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Avondale.

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GateWay Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. GateWay Community College is a small public school located in the city of Phoenix.

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 651
Arizona 342
Oklahoma 111
New Mexico 51

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 11 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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