2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

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 Southeast region, there were 579 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food and nutrition programs and 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree food & nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s food and nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Virginia Tech

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition (Income $48-$75k)

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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