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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in District of Columbia

1 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$35,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 131st most popular major in the country with 4,889 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 District of Columbia, there were 45 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $51,250 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 45 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food, nutrition and related services programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k.

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $0-$30k list. American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at American University

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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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