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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
245 Degrees Awarded
$16,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,986 people earned their degree in food and nutrition, making the major the 206th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 582 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 245 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in food and nutrition. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food and nutrition programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Montclair State University is a large school located in Montclair, New Jersey that handed out 112 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, Montclair State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Montclair State is $13,072 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Montclair State

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UD is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 18 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #2 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $11,487 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Delaware.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Delaware Food & Nutrition Report

#3

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Oneonta. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SUNY Oneonta is located in Oneonta, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Oneonta not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Oneonta is $11,106 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at SUNY Oneonta

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $17,164 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Syracuse.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Syracuse

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New York University is $25,937 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Food & Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at NYU

#6 in overall quality

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. IUP is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 41 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is $18,177 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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