2025 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

A degree in food & nutrition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #228 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of food & nutrition. Combined, these schools handed out 331 degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.

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Pick Your Food & Nutrition Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Food & Nutrition in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of food & nutrition degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Food & Nutrition

1

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.9% Growth in Graduates

University of Delaware is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. UD is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Newark.More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Delaware

2

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus
Indiana, PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

Best Food & Nutrition Colleges by State

Explore the best food & nutrition colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	183
Pennsylvania	978	80
Maryland	618	12
District of Columbia	441	55
Delaware	345	17

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Food & Nutrition Related Rankings by Major

Food & Nutrition is one of 3 different types of Food, Nutrition & Related Services programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Food & Nutrition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Nutrition	76
Other Foods, Nutrition, & Related Services	37
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	22

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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.