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2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor's Degree Schools

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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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our analysis found Virginia Tech to be the most popular school for food, nutrition and related services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.

Women make up 67% of the nutrition majors at the school.

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#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

Of the 5 students majoring in nutrition at Wayne State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Iowa State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food, nutrition and related services schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools list. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fargo.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular food, nutrition and related services schools in the United States. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Oregon State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Corvallis, Oregon State is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the nutrition majors at the school.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree food, nutrition and related services programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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South Dakota State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for food, nutrition and related services students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Honolulu, UH Manoa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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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 17 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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