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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$35,985 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,953 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, food, nutrition and related services was ranked #131 in the country. In fact 1,214 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nutrition students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the nutrition programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for food, nutrition and related services students. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $36,880 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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$18,897 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at IUP are $18,897 a year.

Full Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

#3

Lehman College

Bronx, NY
$15,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehman is a large public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lehman are $15,360 per year.

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#4

American University

Washington, DC
$51,334 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at American University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The American University are $51,334 a year.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students. It came in at #6 on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Syracuse are $57,591 per year.

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#7

Hunter College

New York, NY
$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hunter are $15,332 a year.

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State Degrees Awarded
New York 125
Pennsylvania 85
Maryland 0
New Jersey 38
District of Columbia 56
Delaware 5

One of 7 majors within the area of study, food, nutrition and related services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 7 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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