2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

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Food & Nutrition is the 206th most popular major in the country with 2,986 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southeast region, there were 579 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 83 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in food and nutrition. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food and nutrition programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Mississippi landed the #1 spot on the list. University, Mississippi is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $30-$48k list, Ole Miss has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Mississippi are $25,099.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the #2 spot on the list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at East Carolina University
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina A & T State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s food and nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
NC A&T did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NC A&T are $20,662, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Blacksburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.
Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UK is a large school located in Lexington, Kentucky that handed out 10 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UK also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #6, University of Southern Mississippi did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2019-2020.
Southern Miss did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Miss are $10,896.
Full University of Southern Mississippi Food & Nutrition Report
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 12 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Central Arkansas
Samford University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Samford University is located in Birmingham, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s food and nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Samford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Samford University are $21,227.
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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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