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2025 Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

8 Colleges in the Southeast Region
526 Bachelor's Degrees
a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #161 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 8 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of food & nutrition. Combined, these schools handed out 526 bachelor's degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.

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

Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of food & nutrition for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality food & nutrition program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for food & nutrition students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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The food & nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Food & Nutrition

1
Virginia Tech crest
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
261 Annual Graduates

Virginia Tech is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from Virginia Tech

2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from University of Kentucky

3
15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition has to check out Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte. JWU Charlotte is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Charlotte.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte

4
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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
46 Annual Graduates

University of Arkansas is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition. UARK is a fairly large public university located in the city of Fayetteville.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from University of Arkansas

5
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James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
27 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from James Madison University

6
35 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from Middle Tennessee State University

7
12 Annual Graduates

GaSou is a very large public university located in the distant town of Statesboro.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from Georgia Southern University

8
15 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from Eastern Kentucky University

Best Food & Nutrition Colleges by State

Explore the best food & nutrition schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Tennessee 460 51
North Carolina 453 53
Georgia 453 18
Virginia 421 302
South Carolina 370 3
Kentucky 331 41
Alabama 320 17
Arkansas 294 76
Mississippi 275 4

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Nutrition 167
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 36
Other Foods, Nutrition, & Related Services 4

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