2025 Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Food & Nutrition is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #161 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for food & nutrition students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 296 bachelor's degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on food & nutrition students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other food & nutrition students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized food & nutrition related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Food & Nutrition Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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.

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

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for food & nutrition students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in Food & Nutrition

1

Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

261 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition needs to check out Virginia Tech. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from Virginia Tech

2

James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA

27 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in food & nutrition needs to look into James Madison University. Located in the small city of Harrisonburg, JMU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in food & nutrition from James Madison University

Best Food & Nutrition Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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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.

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.