2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,365 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. 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 Southeast region, there were 1,106 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,886 and $23,545 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 247 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,462 and $43,311 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 16 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 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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region”.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree nutrition students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Meredith College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 27 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 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Meredith College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tuskegee University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Tuskegee, Alabama, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’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 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Tuskegee Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Winthrop University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 11 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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 Winthrop
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region. UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 102 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Alabama
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Samford University landed the #5 spot on the list. Samford University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 16 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Samford University
University of Central Arkansas landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 24 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UCA Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Southern Mississippi came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Hattiesburg, Mississippi is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Southern Mississippi
Nova Southeastern University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Nova Southeastern University is a large school located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Nova Southeastern University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
South Carolina State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Orangeburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at South Carolina State University
University of Mississippi ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in University, Mississippi, and it awarded 11 masters’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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ole Miss Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at NC A&T
With a ranking of #12, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Greenville, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at East Carolina University
University of Kentucky landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UK
Virginia Tech ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region list. Blacksburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Virginia Tech Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
