2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Degrees Awarded
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 135 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,660 and $23,761 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in food, nutrition & related services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food, nutrition & related services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cedar Crest College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Allentown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cedar Crest Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. IUP is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad 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%.
Full Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Morgan State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Full Morgan State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utica College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Utica College is a small school located in Utica, New York that handed out 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 Utica College
Out of the 17 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Oneonta landed the #5 spot on the list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at SUNY Oneonta
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Syracuse, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Syracuse
University of Delaware came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 UD Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Hunter College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Hunter is a large public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 21 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Hunter Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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 Rochester Institute of Technology Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
The New School ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 The New School
LIU Post did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at LIU Post
Delaware State University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Del State is located in Dover, Delaware and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Delaware State University
New York University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at NYU
With a ranking of #14, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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 The Graduate Center Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Cornell Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full UMCP Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Paul Smiths, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
