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2025 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

3 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
466 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$39,267 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in food, nutrition & related services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for food, nutrition & related services students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 466 degrees in food, nutrition & related services to qualified students.

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Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The nutrition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Food, Nutrition & Related Services rankings. We derive our Best Overall Food, Nutrition & Related Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Bachelor's Degrees in Nutrition
Master's Degrees in Nutrition

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 the Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Nutrition

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$32,214 Median Starting Salary

Syracuse University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 34 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, nutrition degree recipients typically earn about $32,214 at the beginning of their careers.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$39,066 Median Starting Salary

University of Delaware is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

There were about 20 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, nutrition degree recipients generally make about $39,066 in their early careers.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$34,593 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in food, nutrition & related services. IUP is a moderately-sized public university located in the distant town of Indiana. This university ranks 54th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 34 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at IUP in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduating, nutrition degree recipients generally make an average of $34,593 at the beginning of their careers.

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Explore the best food, nutrition & related services schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 119
New York 333 226
Maryland 279 12
New Jersey 273 40
District of Columbia 188 55
Delaware 175 22

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One of 8 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, Food, Nutrition & Related Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Food & Nutrition 331
Human Nutrition 76
Other Foods, Nutrition, & Related Services 37
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 22

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 2,376
Textile & Apparel Studies 257
General Family & Consumer Sciences 77
Human Sciences Business Services 34
Housing 21
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 2

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