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2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in Virginia

5 Colleges
$23,946 Avg Salary
$21,714 Avg Student Debt

With 315 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, food, nutrition and related services is the #75 most popular major in Virginia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the most popular school in Virginia for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, nutrition graduates from Virginia Tech take out $24,958 in student loans while working on their degree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $439, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, VA

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

Nutrition majors at JMU take out an average of $19,684 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at James Madison University Report

#3

Bridgewater College

Bridgewater, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in Virginia list. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

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#4

Virginia State University

Petersburg, VA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Virginia State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Petersburg, Virginia State is a public school with a small student population.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia State University Report

#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

The excellent programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in Virginia. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Radford.

On average, nutrition graduates from Radford take out $20,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 21
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 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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