2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in Virginia

A bachelor's degree in food and nutrition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #142 out of 1137 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the most popular for food and nutrition students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 254 bachelor's degrees in food and nutrition during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Food & Nutrition School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your bachelor's degree in food and nutrition matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Food & Nutrition in Virginia ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for food and nutrition, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for food and nutrition.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Food & Nutrition in Virginia

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition.

Most Well Attended Schools for Food & Nutrition Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

213 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Virginia Tech is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in food and nutrition in Virginia.

There were roughly 213 food and nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.

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2

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

34 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition has to look into James Madison University. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population.

There were roughly 34 food and nutrition students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a bachelor’s in food and nutrition from James Madison University

3

Radford University
Radford, VA

7 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In VA

Radford University is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition. Located in the small suburb of Radford, Radford is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for bachelor's degrees in food and nutrition in Virginia.

There were approximately 7 food and nutrition individuals who graduated with this degree at Radford in the most recent data year.

More information about a bachelor’s in food and nutrition from Radford University

4

Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA

Bridgewater College is a popular option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in food and nutrition. Bridgewater is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small suburb of Bridgewater. More information about a bachelor’s in food and nutrition from Bridgewater College

Best Food & Nutrition Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Food & Nutrition Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	447	22
Tennessee	445	31
North Carolina	434	39
South Carolina	353	6
Alabama	318	13
Kentucky	318	71
Arkansas	287	126
Mississippi	261	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Food & Nutrition

One of 3 majors within the Food, Nutrition & Related Services area of study, Food & Nutrition has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Food & Nutrition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Nutrition	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.