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2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region

41 Colleges
$31,886 Avg Salary
$25,547 Avg Student Debt

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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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 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 degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Nutrition majors at Virginia Tech take out an average of $24,958 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $439, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. UA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Tuscaloosa.

Nutrition majors at UA take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Nutrition majors at JWU Charlotte take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $436.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

#4

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 41 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Nutrition majors at UARK take out an average of $23,678 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arkansas Report

#5

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 41 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at UK take out is $26,990. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $204.

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Middle Tennessee State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

On average, nutrition graduates from Middle Tennessee State University take out $25,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Middle Tennessee State University Report

#7

Winthrop University

Rock Hill, SC

With a ranking of #7, Winthrop University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Rock Hill.

While working on their degree, nutrition majors at Winthrop accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Winthrop University Report

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular food, nutrition and related services programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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#9

Meredith College

Raleigh, NC

With a ranking of #9, Meredith College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Meredith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Raleigh.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Meredith College Report

#10

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular food, nutrition and related services programs. Samford is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Birmingham.

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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 27 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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