2026 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in Rhode Island
[Food & Nutrition](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/food-nutrition-services/food-nutrition-wellness/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value food & nutrition schools.
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2026 Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools in Rhode Island
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in food & nutrition, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Food & Nutrition Schools
Leading the list is Johnson And Wales University Providence, our #1 best value for food & nutrition in Rhode Island. Set in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $41,982. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the food & nutrition program here. Early-career food & nutrition graduates make about $32,586. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Johnson And Wales University Providence admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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