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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
120 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southwest region, there were 1,083 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,669 and $21,622 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 120 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. 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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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k.

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Woman’s University is located in Denton, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $48-$75k list, TWU has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Texas State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arizona

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 3 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This fairly large school is located in Edmond, Oklahoma, and it awarded 25 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UCO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Central Oklahoma are $17,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Central Oklahoma

Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also took the #6 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Skysong are $6,724.

Full ASU - Skysong Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. UNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Mexico - Main Campus are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Waco, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Baylor also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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