by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” 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.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 466 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,953 and $36,999 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 39 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree 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 middle atlantic region associate degree nutrition students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Schenectady, New York, and it awarded 10 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Luzerne County Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Luzerne County Community College is located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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 Luzerne County Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nassau Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 12 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Nassau Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hostos Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bronx, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s nutrition degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Hostos
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Passaic County Community College is a public institution located in Paterson, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees 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%.
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SUNY Westchester Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Westchester Community College is a public institution located in Valhalla, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees 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%.
Full SUNY Westchester Community College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Bucks County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Bucks County Community College
The New School landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New School University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 associates’s 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The New School
Morrisville State College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morrisville State College is located in Morrisville, New York and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 Morrisville State College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
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