by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 4,365 people earned their degree in food, nutrition & related services, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In , food, nutrition & related services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,748 and had an average of $25,807 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 425 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major” ranking looked at 91 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition & related services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in food, nutrition & related services.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Huntington University of Health Sciences. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. This small school is located in Knoxville, Tennessee, and it awarded 7 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Schenectady County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 10 students in 2021-2022.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at SUNY Schenectady
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major. Luzerne County Community College is a public institution located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Luzerne County Community College
Out of the 91 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla landed the #4 spot on the list. Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla is a private not-for-profit institution located in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Full Inter American University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major. San Diego Mesa College is a fairly large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 9 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at San Diego Mesa College
Nassau Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Located in Garden City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Nassau Community College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
College of San Mateo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Long Beach City College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Long Beach City College is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Full Long Beach City College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Solano Community College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Solano College is a public institution located in Fairfield, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Full Solano College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #10, Diablo Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Diablo Valley is a fairly large school located in Pleasant Hill, California that handed out 9 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Diablo Valley
Evergreen Valley College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Located in San Jose, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Evergreen Valley College
Butte College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Butte College is a medium-sized school located in Oroville, California that handed out 9 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Butte College
With a ranking of #13, Hostos Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Hostos Community College is located in Bronx, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Feather River Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Feather River College is a small school located in Quincy, California that handed out 1 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Feather River Community College District Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Snow College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Located in Ephraim, Utah, this medium-sized public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Community College of Denver did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. CCD is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Community College of Denver
With a ranking of #17, Las Positas College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Livermore, California, and it awarded 3 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Las Positas College
Mott Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Mott Community College is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 7 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Allan Hancock College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Located in Santa Maria, California, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Allan Hancock College
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Walnut, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Mt. SAC
With a ranking of #21, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Southern Adventist University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegedale, Tennessee. It awarded 4 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southern Adventist University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Saddleback College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Mission Viejo, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Saddleback College
Orange Coast College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Orange Coast College is a public institution located in Costa Mesa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Orange Coast College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
American River College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at American River College
Passaic County Community College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major ranking. Located in Paterson, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Passaic County Community College
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