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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

50 Colleges
$22,902 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,748 Avg Salary

In 2020-2021, 1,214 people earned a degree or certificate in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the #131 most popular in the United States.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nutrition majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for food, nutrition and related services students. North Dakota State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fargo.

North Dakota State University undergraduate students pay an average of $14,876 in tuition and fees each year.

North Dakota State University also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at North Dakota State University - Main Campus Report

$13,092 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 50 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 50 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,897 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. Located in the town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $18,897 in tuition and fees each year.

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South Dakota State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food, nutrition and related services programs. Located in the remote town of Brookings, South Dakota State is a public college with a large student population.

South Dakota State undergraduate students pay an average of $12,809 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, South Dakota State also did well on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$16,433 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Arkansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCA are $16,433 a year.

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University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. UNL is a very large public school located in the large city of Lincoln.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNL are $26,720 per year.

UNL excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Nebraska - Lincoln Report

$32,280 Average Tuition & Fees

Benedictine University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food, nutrition and related services programs. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lisle.

Benedictine U undergraduate students pay an average of $32,280 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
$16,957 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wyoming ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools list. UW is a large public school located in the town of Laramie.

UW undergraduate students pay an average of $16,957 in tuition and fees each year.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Nutrition

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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