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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Food & Nutrition is the 228th most popular major in the country with 2,613 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 628 food & nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 503 food & nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree food & nutrition students.

Top 20 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 252 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.

Full Virginia Tech Food & Nutrition Report

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Out of the 20 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte landed the #2 spot on the list. 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 JWU Charlotte

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Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Middle Tennessee State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad 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%.

Full Middle Tennessee State University Food & Nutrition Report

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Samford University
Birmingham, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Samford University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Samford University

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. University of Arkansas is a large school located in Fayetteville, Arkansas that handed out 50 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of Arkansas

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South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina

South Carolina State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. South Carolina State University is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Full South Carolina State University Food & Nutrition Report

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Alcorn State University
Alcorn State, Mississippi

Alcorn State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

Full Alcorn State University Food & Nutrition Report

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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, Virginia

James Madison University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. James Madison University is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full James Madison University Food & Nutrition Report

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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

University of Kentucky came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at University of Kentucky

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North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #10, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to 13 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at North Carolina A & T State University

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at GaSou

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University of Central Arkansas came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Central Arkansas is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.

Full University of Central Arkansas Food & Nutrition Report

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Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky

With a ranking of #14, Eastern Kentucky University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Eastern Kentucky University Food & Nutrition Report

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Radford University
Radford, Virginia

With a ranking of #15, Radford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Full Radford University Food & Nutrition Report

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Bob Jones University
Greenville, South Carolina

Bob Jones University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Bob Jones University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Bob Jones University Food & Nutrition Report

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Carson - Newman University
Jefferson City, Tennessee

Carson - Newman University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Jefferson City, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Carson - Newman

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Fort Valley State University
Fort Valley, Georgia

Fort Valley State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 0 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Fort Valley State University

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Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, Virginia

With a ranking of #16, Bridgewater College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Bridgewater is a small school located in Bridgewater, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad 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%.

Read more about Food & Nutrition at Bridgewater

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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full The University of Tennessee - Knoxville Food & Nutrition Report

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