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2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$28,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Virginia Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Virginia Tech Food & Nutrition Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Fargo, North Dakota, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus are $11,589, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full North Dakota State University Food & Nutrition Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Wayne State is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 2 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Wayne State

#4

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oregon State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Oregon State

#5

New York University

New York, New York
#2 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 Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at NYU

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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