2025 Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region
12
Colleges in the Southeast Region
628
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
food & nutrition, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #228 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for food & nutrition students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 628 degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.
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Choosing a Great Food & Nutrition School
Your choice of food & nutrition school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Food & Nutrition School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Food & Nutrition Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Food & Nutrition Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for Food & Nutrition in the Southeast Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the food & nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Food & Nutrition
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
266
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
Every student pursuing a degree in food & nutrition needs to check out Virginia Tech. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were approximately 266 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Virginia Tech
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In KY
46
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
It's hard to beat University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a degree in food & nutrition. UK is a very large public university located in the large city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #220 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 46 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Kentucky
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In NC
Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte is a great option for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #208 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means JWU Charlotte is a great university overall.
There were about 4 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In AR
50
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
University of Arkansas is a great decision for students interested in a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #239 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Arkansas
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In VA
JMU is a very large public university located in the city of Harrisonburg. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means JMU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at JMU in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from James Madison University
Meredith is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Raleigh. This college ranks 39th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Meredith College
ECU is a very large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #275 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.
There were about 12 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from East Carolina University
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In AR
32
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 11th out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.
There were about 32 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Central Arkansas
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In TN
37
Food & Nutrition Degrees Awarded
Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 18th out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 37 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from Middle Tennessee State University
Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 24 colleges for overall quality in the state of Mississippi.
There were approximately 18 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Southern Miss in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in food & nutrition from University of Southern Mississippi
