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2024 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region

14 Colleges in the Southeast Region
1,098 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$31,886 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in food, nutrition & related services is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #135 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 14 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1,098 degrees in food, nutrition & related services during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region Your choice of food, nutrition & related services school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Food, Nutrition & Related Services School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Bachelor's Degrees in Nutrition
Master's Degrees in Nutrition
Doctor's Degrees in Nutrition

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Nutrition

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
251 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
36.3% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in food, nutrition & related services has to take a look at The University of Alabama. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #139 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UA is a great university overall.

There were about 251 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at UA in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the food, nutrition & related services degree program at The University of Alabama make $4,024 above the average graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
283 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
20.1% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Virginia Tech if you want to pursue a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.

There were approximately 283 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, nutrition degree recipients generally earn an average of $23,946 in the first five years of their career.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
63 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$24,464 Median Starting Salary

University of Kentucky is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food, nutrition & related services. UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.

There were approximately 63 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the nutrition program make an average of $24,464 for their early career.

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University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
71 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
18.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Arkansas is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #198 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UARK is a great university overall.

There were roughly 71 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at UARK in the most recent data year. Those food, nutrition & related services students who get their degree from University of Arkansas make $2,577 more than the typical nutrition student.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$32,511 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Charlotte, JWU Charlotte is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 8th out of 93 schools for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.

There were roughly 73 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at JWU Charlotte in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition program earn around $32,511 in the first couple years of their career.

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Samford University
Birmingham, AL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AL
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Samford is a great university overall.

There were about 28 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Samford in the most recent data year.

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Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In FL
64.7% Growth in Graduates

NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale. A Best Colleges rank of #310 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NUS Florida is a great university overall.

There were about 17 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at NUS Florida in the most recent data year.

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UCA is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Conway. This university ranks 6th out of 34 colleges for overall quality in the state of Arkansas.

There were approximately 17 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at UCA in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition program report average early career wages of $27,609.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$49,450 Median Starting Salary

ECU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Greenville. A Best Colleges rank of #414 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means ECU is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at ECU in the most recent data year. Those food, nutrition & related services students who get their degree from East Carolina University receive $17,564 more than the standard nutrition grad.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
15.7% Growth in Graduates

Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public university located in the city of Murfreesboro. This university ranks 12th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.

There were about 51 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition program state that they receive average early career earnings of $30,663.

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Explore the best food, nutrition & related services colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 21
Florida 282 17
North Carolina 279 155
Virginia 274 313
Tennessee 269 59
South Carolina 248 38
Kentucky 244 64
Mississippi 234 25
Arkansas 234 88
Alabama 233 297

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services is one of 8 different types of Family, Consumer & Human Sciences programs to choose from.

Nutrition Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Food & Nutrition 670
Human Nutrition 344
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 62
Other Foods, Nutrition, & Related Services 22

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 12,074
Textile & Apparel Studies 1,047
General Family & Consumer Sciences 859
Family & Consumer Economics 393
Human Sciences Business Services 146
Housing 131
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 31

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