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Virginia Tech Bachelor’s in Food, Nutrition & Related Services

213 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$29,685 Average Salary
$24,250 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Food & Nutrition. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Virginia Tech. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nutrition, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the Virginia Tech Bachelor’s in Nutrition

#6 in the U.S
#1 in Virginia

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of the country for nutrition. More specifically it was ranked #6 out of 96 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #1 in Virginia.

Here are some of the other rankings for Virginia Tech.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services1
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services1
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $48-$75k)2
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $30-$48k)2
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services2
Most Popular Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services2
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k)3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (With Aid)3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k)3
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services4
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income Over $110k)4
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools5
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools6
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $30-$48k)7
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans8
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduates8
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $48-$75k)10
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (With Aid)11
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income Over $110k)13
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Colleges for Veterans13
Best Value Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k)16
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services17
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k)18
Best Value Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $30-$48k)20
Most Focused Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services22
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $30-$48k)25
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k)25
Best Value Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $48-$75k)26
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $48-$75k)28
Best Value Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income Over $110k)29
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans29
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services31
Best Value Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (With Aid)32
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (With Aid)33
Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income Over $110k)33
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k)34
Best Value Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services38
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduates38
Best Value Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k)39
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduates46
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services52
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services56
Highest Paid Food, Nutrition & Related Services Graduates70

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nutrition from Virginia Tech Cost?

$13,749 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$24,250 Average Student Debt

Virginia Tech Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Virginia Tech was $1,248 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $476 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$11,420$29,960
Fees$2,329$2,933
Books and Supplies$1,100$1,100
On Campus Room and Board$9,556$9,556
On Campus Other Expenses$3,350$3,350

Learn more about Virginia Tech tuition and fees.

Virginia Tech Nutrition Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Nutrition students who received their bachelor’s degree at Virginia Tech took out an average of $24,250 in student loans. That is 6% higher than the national average of $22,894.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nutrition From Virginia Tech?

$29,685 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nutrition students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Virginia Tech is $29,685 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $29,838.

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Does Virginia Tech Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nutrition?

Online degrees for the Virginia Tech nutrition bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Virginia Tech Online Learning page.

Virginia Tech Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nutrition

213 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
80.3% Women
22.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 213 bachelor’s degrees in nutrition handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.3% of the nutrition students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 79.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 22.1% of the nutrition bachelor’s degrees at Virginia Tech in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 35%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian13
Black or African American5
Hispanic or Latino16
Native American or Alaska Native1
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1
White159
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities16

Bachelor’s in Nutrition Focus Areas at Virginia Tech

Food, Nutrition & Related Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Food & Nutrition213

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to food, nutrition and related services.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Human Sciences Business Services90
Human Development & Family Studies227

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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