[Food, Nutrition & Related Services](/majors/family-consumer-human-sciences/food-nutrition-services/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong food, nutrition & related services education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value food, nutrition & related services schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in food, nutrition & related services, balancing cost against outcomes.
Leading the list is Montana State University, our #1 best value for food, nutrition & related services in Montana. Montana State University is a large public school located in the city of Bozeman. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $8,460, while out-of-state students pay about $33,287. Typical student debt for food, nutrition & related services graduates is $23,635. Early-career food, nutrition & related services graduates make about $47,703. That is a strong return on a $23,635 median debt. Montana State University admits about 82% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school 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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