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2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region

8 Colleges
$31,669 Avg Salary
$24,390 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Food, Nutrition & Related Services program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named South Dakota State University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for food, nutrition and related services students. South Dakota State is a large public school located in the town of Brookings.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Nebraska - Lincoln helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Kansas State University is a great place for food, nutrition and related services students. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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University of Central Missouri came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Graceland University - Lamoni landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular food, nutrition and related services programs. Graceland Lamoni is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote area of Lamoni.

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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 8 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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