by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Food & Nutrition is the 228th most popular major in the country with 2,613 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,419 food & nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,724 and $23,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major” ranking, we looked at 74 colleges that offer a degree in food & nutrition. That schools that top this list have a program in food & nutrition in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major”.
Out of the 74 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Lincoln University landed the #1 spot on the list. Lincoln University is a small school located in Jefferson City, Missouri that handed out 23 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluffton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Bluffton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluffton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 252 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major. UNL is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 163 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Framingham State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major. Framingham State University is a small school located in Framingham, Massachusetts that handed out 40 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Framingham State University
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Johnson & Wales University - Providence
Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 83 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Saint Joseph ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. University of Saint Joseph is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Wayne State University is located in Detroit, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 64 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Middle Tennessee State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Middle Tennessee State University is a large school located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee that handed out 37 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Middle Tennessee State University Food & Nutrition Report
Samford University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Samford is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 4 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Arkansas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. UARK is a public institution located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
With a ranking of #14, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 89 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Food & Nutrition Report
Waldorf University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Morgan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to 16 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #19, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 78 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Benedictine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #20. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Bozeman, Montana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to 23 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Montana State University
University of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Moscow, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Andrews University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
Full South Carolina State University Food & Nutrition Report
With a ranking of #25, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
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