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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$26,751 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,886 Avg Salary

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the #131 most popular major in the country with 1,214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Southeast Region 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

$16,433 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Central Arkansas the best value school in the Southeast Region for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the small city of Conway, UCA is a public college with a 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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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. ECU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $23,574 per year.

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#3

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Alabama landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UA are $31,090 a year.

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$11,204 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Mississippi landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southern Miss is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

Virginia Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $33,857 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#6

Nova Southeastern University

Fort Lauderdale, FL
$34,570 Average Tuition & Fees

Nova Southeastern 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. NUS Florida is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fort Lauderdale.

NUS Florida undergraduate students pay an average of $34,570 in tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Samford University

Birmingham, AL

Samford 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Birmingham, Samford is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Samford are $35,360 per year.

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

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#8

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. Auburn is a fairly large public school located in the city of Auburn.

Auburn undergraduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Auburn also did well on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$20,243 Average Tuition & Fees

North Carolina A & T State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food, nutrition and related services programs. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NC A&T are $20,243 a year.

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#10

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY
$31,608 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Kentucky did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students. It came in at #10 on the list. UK is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

UK undergraduate students pay an average of $31,608 in tuition and fees each year.

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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 10
Florida 17
North Carolina 40
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 4
Alabama 109
South Carolina 15
Mississippi 21
Arkansas 12

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

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 12 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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