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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k)

9 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$28,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate 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 Doctorate 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 28 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. Michigan State is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Michigan State University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Iowa State University is a large school located in Ames, Iowa that handed out 4 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Iowa State University

#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Virginia Tech

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Fargo, North Dakota, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Dakota State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#5

South Dakota State University

Brookings, South Dakota
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Dakota State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k. South Dakota State is located in Brookings, South Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

South Dakota State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at South Dakota State University are $16,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Dakota State

#9 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 2 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550.

Full UH Manoa Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nutrition degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, Wayne State has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#9

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, NYU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at NYU

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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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