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2025 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in Texas

7 Colleges in Texas
462 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$39,267 Avg Early-Career Salary
Food, Nutrition & Related Services is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #135 most popular degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 462 degrees in food, nutrition & related services annually.

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Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in Texas The nutrition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Food, Nutrition & Related Services rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for food, nutrition & related services schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Bachelor's Degrees in Nutrition
Master'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 Texas list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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The schools below may not offer all types of nutrition degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Texas Schools in Nutrition

1
Texas State crest
Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
3.2% Growth in Graduates

Texas State University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in food, nutrition & related services. Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #396 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 93 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the nutrition program earn about $36,601 in their early career salary.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
162 Nutrition Degrees Awarded
$27,648 Median Starting Salary

University of Houston is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in food, nutrition & related services. UH is a very large public university located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #369 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UH is a great university overall.

There were approximately 162 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at UH in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the nutrition program make around $27,648 in their early career salary.

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3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In TX

Every student who is interested in food, nutrition & related services needs to look into Baylor University. Located in the city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

There were roughly 22 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$46,399 Median Starting Salary

Texas Woman's University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in food, nutrition & related services. TWU is a large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. This university ranks 24th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 23 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year. Food, Nutrition & Related Services degree recipients from Texas Woman's University receive an earnings boost of about $7,132 over the average income of food, nutrition & related services graduates.

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5
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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX
96 Nutrition Degrees Awarded

Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 78th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 96 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent data year.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

SHSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Huntsville. This university ranks 18th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 14 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In TX
4.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the rural area of Prairie View, PVAMU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 91st out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 25 food, nutrition & related services students who graduated with this degree at PVAMU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Explore all the Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 341
Oklahoma 257 111
New Mexico 219 51

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One of 8 majors within the Family, Consumer & Human Sciences area of study, Food, Nutrition & Related Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Nutrition Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Human Nutrition 235
Food & Nutrition 217
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 10

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 2,096
General Family & Consumer Sciences 583
Family & Consumer Economics 117
Textile & Apparel Studies 93
Human Sciences Business Services 72
Housing 8

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