2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s
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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. 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 Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s” 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 Southeast region, there were 1,098 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,886 and $25,547 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food, nutrition and related services programs as well as strong veteran support.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree vets studying nutrition.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Alabama. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 86 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
UA also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1.Of the 37,840 students enrolled at The University of Alabama, 2,081 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,128 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,975. During this same period, 357 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UA Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Kentucky. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s. This large school is located in Lexington, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying nutrition list, UK has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 29,986 students enrolled at University of Kentucky, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s list. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 8 of the 28,798 students enrolled at ECU were GI Bill® students, of which 4 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,409. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Samford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s list. Located in Birmingham, Alabama, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying nutrition list, Samford has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 162 of the 5,729 students enrolled at Samford University were GI Bill® students, of which 101 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $15,201. In addition to receiving other benefits, 36 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Samford University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 Samford Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, this fairly large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Southern Miss not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 351 of the 14,606 students enrolled at University of Southern Mississippi were GI Bill® students, of which 226 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,605. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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With a ranking of #6, Winthrop University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
Winthrop did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 416 of the 5,576 students enrolled at Winthrop University were GI Bill® students, of which 120 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,514. To help with additional expenses, 5 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full Winthrop University Veteran Student Life Report
Nova Southeastern University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s ranking. Located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying nutrition list, NUS Florida has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, NUS Florida supports 20,888 students, and 522 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 335 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,213. During this same period, 70 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.
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University of Central Arkansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s ranking. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Of the 10,335 students enrolled at University of Central Arkansas, 528 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 194 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,808. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 UCA Veteran Student Life Report
North Carolina A & T State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Nutrition for a Master’s ranking. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree vets studying nutrition list, NC A&T has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 789 of the 12,753 students enrolled at NC A&T were GI Bill® students, of which 245 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,612. To help with additional expenses, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. NC A&T offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at NC A&T]](/colleges/north-carolina-a-and-t-state-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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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