2025 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Food & Nutrition is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #228 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 79 degrees in food & nutrition annually.

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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 Rocky Mountains Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Food & Nutrition in the Rocky Mountains Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the food & nutrition degree levels they offer.

Top Rocky Mountains Region Schools in Food & Nutrition

1

Montana State University
Bozeman, MT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Montana State University if you want to pursue a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the city of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Montana State University

2

University of Idaho
Moscow, ID

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

14.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Idaho is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food & nutrition. U of I is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Moscow.More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Idaho

Best Food & Nutrition Colleges by State

Explore the best food & nutrition colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Utah	597	19
Colorado	590	4
Idaho	446	18
Montana	340	24

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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.

Most Popular Majors Related to Food & Nutrition

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Nutrition	78
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management	1

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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.