2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition for an Associate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,222 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,726 and $22,937 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 24 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food, nutrition and related services programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition for an Associate”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southwest Region for Nutrition for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. CNM is a fairly large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 18 associates’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
CNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list.Of the 21,398 students enrolled at Central New Mexico Community College, 839 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 390 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,171. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Central New Mexico Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Notes and References
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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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.
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