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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
206 Degrees Awarded
$54,689 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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 Southwest region, there were 896 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,726 and $22,095 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 206 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 11 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree nutrition students.

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Lamar University
Beaumont, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 78 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Lamar University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 58 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Arizona State University - Skysong

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Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #3 spot on the list. Baylor University is located in Waco, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. 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 Baylor

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 15 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 Texas State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Woman’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

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 TWU Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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With a ranking of #6, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 31 masters’s nutrition degrees 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 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

University of Houston came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UH

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 23 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

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%.

Full University of Arizona Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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University of Central Oklahoma came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 University of Central Oklahoma Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 1.2% 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 full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Oklahoma - Health Sciences Center

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