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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$21,944 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,669 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.

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 in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Plains States 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. 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 North Dakota State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Plains States Region for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Dakota State University are $14,876 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, South Dakota State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Nebraska - Lincoln is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNL are $26,720 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UNL is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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$16,815 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Missouri. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCM are $16,815 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa State are $25,446 a year.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food, nutrition and related services programs. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mizzou are $30,450 a year.

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#7

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS
$26,491 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Kansas State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at K -State are $26,491 per year.

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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 5
Iowa 8
Kansas 7
Nebraska 11
North Dakota 19
South Dakota 30

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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