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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
284 Degrees Awarded
$15,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,889 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 726 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,200 and $32,826 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 284 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food, nutrition and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, New Jersey

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Montclair, New Jersey, and it awarded 112 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, Montclair State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,072 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Montclair State University.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Montclair State University

#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the #2 spot on the list. UD is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 18 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $11,487 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UD

#3

SUNY Oneonta

Oneonta, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is located in Oneonta, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Oneonta also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,106 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend SUNY Oneonta.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at SUNY Oneonta

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. Syracuse is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 38 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Syracuse is $17,164 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Syracuse University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 15 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Morgan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Morgan State is $14,297 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Morgan State University

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NYU is $25,937 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Full New York University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. IUP is a fairly large public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 41 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,177 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend IUP.

Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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