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2026 Best Value Human Nutrition Schools in New York

[Human Nutrition](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/food-nutrition-services/human-nutrition/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong human nutrition education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for human nutrition students.

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• Best Value Human Nutrition Schools in New York

2026 Best Value Human Nutrition Schools in New York

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the human nutrition degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Human Nutrition Schools

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Schenectady County Community College
Schenectady, NY

$6,190 In-State Tuition & Fees

$40,902 Median Earnings (10yr)

Schenectady County Community College tops our 2026 list of the best value human nutrition schools in New York. Schenectady County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Schenectady. Students from in state pay about $6,190 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $8,974. Ten years after enrolling, students earn a median of $40,902.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY

$65,528 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$79,164 Median Earnings (10yr)

The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Syracuse University earned it the #2 place for human nutrition. Syracuse University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $65,528. Students borrow a median of $27,000 to complete the human nutrition program here. Early-career human nutrition graduates make about $44,219. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 46% of applicants are accepted.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced 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 · 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.