Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services

2,829 students earn a foods, nutrition, and related services credential each year across 190 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.

Typical earnings, 1 year out: $32,586
Typical earnings, 5 years out: $55,177

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Bachelor's programs — 99 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia261$25,4141 year out$68,867$25,000 2University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, Nebraska146$33,7281 year out$63,837$25,256 3University of HoustonHouston, Texas134$27,6481 year out$55,177$19,700 4The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, Alabama131$37,8361 year out—$27,000 5Johnson & Wales University-ProvidenceProvidence, Rhode Island89$32,5861 year out$41,943$27,000 6Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona83$34,4671 year out$52,150$25,000 7Johnson & Wales University-OnlineProvidence, Rhode Island79$32,5861 year out$41,943$27,000 8Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma78$25,0761 year out$65,718$19,584 9Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio69$34,5401 year out$59,086$26,654 10Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas57$36,6011 year out$52,933$23,354 11University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina53$23,6331 year out——12Johnson & Wales University-CharlotteCharlotte, North Carolina51$32,5861 year out$41,943$27,000 13Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan49$34,3031 year out$54,859$22,750 14University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas46$31,9861 year out$54,070$24,400 15Weber State UniversityOgden, Utah40$28,7141 year out——16Framingham State UniversityFramingham, Massachusetts39$41,9321 year out$62,081$26,674 17Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, Utah38$20,6931 year out$44,753$15,050 18Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona36—1 year out——19Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee35$30,8351 year out$43,316$25,853 20Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona31$34,4671 year out$52,150$25,000 21James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, Virginia27$24,8601 year out$59,500$19,000 22Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas25—1 year out——23Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas24$46,3991 year out$46,274$14,104 24Lincoln UniversityJefferson City, Missouri22—1 year out——25Montana State UniversityBozeman, Montana20—1 year out——26Indiana University of PennsylvaniaIndiana, Pennsylvania20$23,9961 year out$46,020$27,000 27Samford UniversityBirmingham, Alabama18—1 year out——28University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico18$27,9781 year out—$24,000 29CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York18—1 year out$66,296—30Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, New York18$31,5981 year out$62,991$27,000 31Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio18—1 year out——32Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas18—1 year out$63,540$26,757 33Nova Southeastern UniversityFort Lauderdale, Florida17—1 year out——34Benedictine UniversityLisle, Illinois17$26,4741 year out$55,710$26,675 35Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina17—1 year out$46,679$27,000 36Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas16—1 year out$39,910$21,482 37Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas16—1 year out$50,138—38University of DelawareNewark, Delaware15$39,0661 year out—$25,536 39Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky15—1 year out——40University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky13$27,4471 year out$62,851$24,270 41Georgia Southern UniversityStatesboro, Georgia12—1 year out$52,866—42University of IdahoMoscow, Idaho12$35,2121 year out$49,550$29,566 43University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota12—1 year out——44South Dakota State UniversityBrookings, South Dakota12—1 year out——45North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina11—1 year out—$31,000 46Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland9—1 year out—$34,537 47University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona8—1 year out——48Utica UniversityUtica, New York8—1 year out——49Radford UniversityRadford, Virginia8—1 year out——50University of Central ArkansasConway, Arkansas7—1 year out$46,160$22,906 51University of Saint JosephWest Hartford, Connecticut7—1 year out——52Waldorf UniversityForest City, Iowa7—1 year out——53Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas7$26,1681 year out$50,277$25,000 54Simmons UniversityBoston, Massachusetts6—1 year out——55SUNY OneontaOneonta, New York6$31,6241 year out——56Indiana State UniversityTerre Haute, Indiana5—1 year out——57Schoolcraft Community College DistrictLivonia, Michigan5—1 year out——58University of North DakotaGrand Forks, North Dakota5—1 year out——59Bluffton UniversityBluffton, Ohio5—1 year out—$27,000 60Cedar Crest CollegeAllentown, Pennsylvania5—1 year out$54,330—61University of Rhode IslandKingston, Rhode Island5—1 year out——62Tuskegee UniversityTuskegee, Alabama4—1 year out——63Rochester Institute of TechnologyRochester, New York4—1 year out$56,171—64The New SchoolNew York, New York3—1 year out——65Delaware State UniversityDover, Delaware2—1 year out——66Western Illinois UniversityMacomb, Illinois2—1 year out——67University of New EnglandBiddeford, Maine2—1 year out——68Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan2—1 year out——69CUNY Queens CollegeQueens, New York2—1 year out——70Paul Smiths College of Arts and SciencePaul Smiths, New York2—1 year out——71Meredith CollegeRaleigh, North Carolina2—1 year out——72South Carolina State UniversityOrangeburg, South Carolina2—1 year out——73Parker UniversityDallas, Texas2—1 year out——74Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California1—1 year out——75Life UniversityMarietta, Georgia1—1 year out——76Bradley UniversityPeoria, Illinois1—1 year out——77Western Michigan UniversityKalamazoo, Michigan1—1 year out——78St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota1—1 year out——79Lipscomb UniversityNashville, Tennessee1—1 year out——80Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont1—1 year out——81Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia1—1 year out——82Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Carolina CampusCarolina, Puerto Rico1—1 year out——83California Polytechnic State University-San Luis ObispoSan Luis Obispo, California——1 year out$68,469—84California State University-ChicoChico, California—$31,6731 year out$62,110$19,312 85University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia——1 year out$69,473—86Kansas State UniversityManhattan, Kansas——1 year out$53,757—87Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky——1 year out$43,349—88University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia, Missouri—$40,8371 year out$58,530$23,659 89Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey—$35,8081 year out$60,325$25,963 90New York UniversityNew York, New York——1 year out$75,105—91University of Akron Main CampusAkron, Ohio0—1 year out$67,713—92Ohio University-Main CampusAthens, Ohio—$33,3101 year out$50,741$25,330 93University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma——1 year out$42,367$20,667 94Oregon State UniversityCorvallis, Oregon—$23,0861 year out$61,562$25,275 95Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas0—1 year out$62,009—96The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas0$36,3121 year out$64,426$20,500 97Utah State UniversityLogan, Utah0$32,6891 year out$46,975$9,718 98Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle, Washington——1 year out$61,463—99Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend, Oregon—$23,0861 year out$61,562$25,275

Associate programs — 78 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Long Beach City CollegeLong Beach, California23—1 year out——2Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California20—1 year out——3East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park, California15—1 year out——4Allan Hancock CollegeSanta Maria, California11—1 year out——5Nassau Community CollegeGarden City, New York11—1 year out——6Schenectady County Community CollegeSchenectady, New York10—1 year out——7San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego, California9—1 year out——8Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke, Pennsylvania9—1 year out$36,577—9Snow CollegeEphraim, Utah9—1 year out——10Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California8—1 year out——11Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California8—1 year out——12Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica, California8—1 year out——13Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico8—1 year out——14Fresno City CollegeFresno, California7—1 year out——15Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California7—1 year out——16Moorpark CollegeMoorpark, California7—1 year out——17Mott Community CollegeFlint, Michigan7—1 year out——18Butte CollegeOroville, California6—1 year out——19Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California6—1 year out——20CUNY Hostos Community CollegeBronx, New York6—1 year out——21MiraCosta CollegeOceanside, California5—1 year out——22Ventura CollegeVentura, California5—1 year out——23Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado5—1 year out——24SUNY Westchester Community CollegeValhalla, New York5—1 year out——25Mesa Community CollegeMesa, Arizona4—1 year out——26Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California4—1 year out——27Crafton Hills CollegeYucaipa, California4—1 year out——28Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California4—1 year out——29Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles, California4—1 year out——30Oxnard CollegeOxnard, California4—1 year out——31Solano Community CollegeFairfield, California4—1 year out——32Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, California4—1 year out——33Woodland Community CollegeWoodland, California4—1 year out——34Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill, California3—1 year out——35Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California3—1 year out——36Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California3—1 year out——37College of the SequoiasVisalia, California3—1 year out——38Victor Valley CollegeVictorville, California3—1 year out——39Southern Adventist UniversityCollegedale, Tennessee3—1 year out——40Las Positas CollegeLivermore, California3—1 year out——41Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California3—1 year out——42American River CollegeSacramento, California2—1 year out——43Citrus CollegeGlendora, California2—1 year out——44City College of San FranciscoSan Francisco, California2—1 year out——45Columbia CollegeSonora, California2—1 year out——46Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose, California2—1 year out——47Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California2—1 year out——48Merced CollegeMerced, California2—1 year out——49Mission CollegeSanta Clara, California2—1 year out——50Riverside City CollegeRiverside, California2—1 year out——51Sacramento City CollegeSacramento, California2—1 year out——52Sierra CollegeRocklin, California2—1 year out——53San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California2—1 year out——54West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City, California2—1 year out——55North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park, Minnesota2—1 year out——56Inter American University of Puerto Rico-AguadillaAguadilla, Puerto Rico2—1 year out——57Chandler-Gilbert Community CollegeChandler, Arizona2—1 year out——58Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, Arizona1—1 year out——59GateWay Community CollegePhoenix, Arizona1—1 year out——60Canada CollegeRedwood City, California1—1 year out——61College of the DesertPalm Desert, California1—1 year out——62Foothill CollegeLos Altos Hills, California1—1 year out——63Imperial Valley CollegeImperial, California1—1 year out——64Lassen Community CollegeSusanville, California1—1 year out——65Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington, California1—1 year out——66Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California1—1 year out——67Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto, California1—1 year out——68Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, California1—1 year out——69Pasadena City CollegePasadena, California1—1 year out——70Santa Ana CollegeSanta Ana, California1—1 year out——71Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier, California1—1 year out——72Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California1—1 year out——73West Valley CollegeSaratoga, California1—1 year out——74Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke, Massachusetts1—1 year out——75Truckee Meadows Community CollegeReno, Nevada1—1 year out——76The New SchoolNew York, New York1—1 year out——77Estrella Mountain Community CollegeAvondale, Arizona1—1 year out——78University of Puerto Rico-Rio PiedrasSan Juan, Puerto Rico——1 year out$38,232—

Certificate programs — 34 colleges

CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt

1Ivy Tech Community CollegeIndianapolis, Indiana41—1 year out——2Community College of DenverDenver, Colorado39—1 year out——3Central Arizona CollegeCoolidge, Arizona35—1 year out——4Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford, North Carolina30—1 year out——5Glendale Community CollegeGlendale, California20—1 year out——6Rio Salado CollegeTempe, Arizona19—1 year out——7Santa Fe Community CollegeSanta Fe, New Mexico18—1 year out——8Southwest Institute of Healing ArtsTempe, Arizona15$28,7381 year out—$12,363 9Central New Mexico Community CollegeAlbuquerque, New Mexico14—1 year out——10College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City, North Carolina14—1 year out——11Halifax Community CollegeWeldon, North Carolina14—1 year out——12Orange Coast CollegeCosta Mesa, California12—1 year out——13Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, California11—1 year out——14Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold, Maryland11—1 year out——15Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut, California9—1 year out——16Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield, California8—1 year out——17Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, California8—1 year out——18Merced CollegeMerced, California7—1 year out——19Merritt CollegeOakland, California7—1 year out——20Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon6—1 year out——21Fullerton CollegeFullerton, California5—1 year out——22Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles, California5—1 year out——23Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar, California5—1 year out——24University of KentuckyLexington, Kentucky5—1 year out——25East Stroudsburg University of PennsylvaniaEast Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——26Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo, California4—1 year out——27Santa Rosa Junior CollegeSanta Rosa, California4—1 year out——28Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento, California3—1 year out——29Connecticut State Community CollegeNew Britain, Connecticut3—1 year out——30Fresno City CollegeFresno, California2—1 year out——31University of Massachusetts GlobalAliso Viejo, California2—1 year out——32Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom, California2—1 year out——33Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona1—1 year out——34San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino, California1—1 year out——

US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).