2025 Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Associate Degree Schools in California

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Major Focus - How much a school focuses on food, nutrition & related services students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other food, nutrition & related services students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How easy is it for food, nutrition & related services to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized food, nutrition & related services related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for food, nutrition & related services students working on their associate degree.