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 “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Iowa” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,748 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.
Across Iowa, there were 16 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Iowa” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular food, nutrition and related services programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Iowa”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Iowa”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waldorf University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Iowa list. Waldorf University is a small school located in Forest City, Iowa that handed out 8 ’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Waldorf University
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Iowa State
Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in Iowa that were part of this year’s ranking, Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #3 spot on the list. Graceland University - Lamoni is located in Lamoni, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Full Graceland Lamoni Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
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