[Food, Nutrition & Related Services](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/food-nutrition-services/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 7 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for food, nutrition & related services students.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in food, nutrition & related services, balancing cost against outcomes.
Our analysis ranked Ohio State University Main Campus the best value for a degree in food, nutrition & related services in Ohio. Ohio State University Main Campus is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $13,244, compared with $40,022 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $26,654 to complete the food, nutrition & related services program here. Soon after graduation, food, nutrition & related services degree recipients from Ohio State University Main Campus generally make around $34,540. That is a strong return on a $26,654 median debt. The acceptance rate is 61%.
Case Western Reserve University came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value food, nutrition & related services schools. Case Western Reserve University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cleveland. In-state tuition and fees average $66,608. Typical student debt for food, nutrition & related services graduates is $25,106. Early-career food, nutrition & related services graduates make about $51,764. That is a strong return on a $25,106 median debt. Roughly 36% 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 · 7 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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