2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 the Southeast region, there were 1,073 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,700 and $26,186 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 814 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.
Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Middle Tennessee State University is a large public school situated in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It awarded 43 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Middle Tennessee State University also took the #8 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Middle Tennessee State University is $12,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Middle Tennessee State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 213 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Virginia Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Virginia Tech is $21,198 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, 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 93%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina A & T State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
NC A&T not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NC A&T is $10,274 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
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Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #4 spot on the list. UARK is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 58 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UARK did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $16,381 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend UARK.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Arkansas
Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Statesboro, Georgia, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
GaSou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GaSou is $15,536 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
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The University of Alabama came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, this large public school awarded 160 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $22,597 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend The University of Alabama.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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With a ranking of #7, Radford University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.
Radford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Radford is $16,447 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.
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University of Kentucky ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 57 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $17,127 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend UK.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Eastern also took the #14 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $14,149 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Eastern Kentucky University.
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With a ranking of #10, Johnson & Wales University - North Miami did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in North Miami, Florida, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
JWU North Miami not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JWU North Miami is $22,909 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid.
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Winthrop University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
Winthrop also took the #11 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $19,047 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend Winthrop.
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Johnson & Wales University - Charlotte ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 75 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at JWU Charlotte, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $23,774 for southeast region bachelor’s degree nutrition students with aid per year to attend JWU Charlotte.
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Bridgewater College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bridgewater is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bridgewater, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Bridgewater also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $17,929 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Bridgewater College.
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Alcorn State University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Alcorn State, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alcorn State University is $14,836 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid.
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Samford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #15. This medium-sized school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.
Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $29,673 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students with aid per year to attend Samford University.
The low student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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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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