Most Popular Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Programs

In 2017-2018, 44 students received their doctor’s degree in food, nutrition and related services from an American university. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Virginia Tech.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Virginia Tech

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,935	$26,069
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,137	$2,741
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$719	$1,448

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,418. Of that number, 1,490 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,638 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Harvard.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Harvard University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,816	$44,816
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,142	$1,142
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,401	$1,401

In 2017-2018, Harvard reported having 2,182 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,268 were classified as teaching assistants, and 867 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at USU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Utah State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,590	$19,564
Fees for Full-Time Students	$971	$971
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$269	$941

There were 934 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 375 were classified as teaching assistants, and 559 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Wayne State can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Wayne State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,336	$33,217
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,828	$1,828
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$639	$1,384

Across all programs, there were 823 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 471 were classified as teaching assistants, and 294 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Teachers College.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Teachers College at Columbia University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$37,728	$37,728
Fees for Full-Time Students	$896	$896
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,572	$1,572

In a typical year, there are 190 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 34 were classified as teaching assistants, and 81 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending North Dakota State University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,793	$15,468
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,009	$1,009
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$322	$859

The school reported having 899 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 303 were classified as teaching assistants, and 591 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at South Dakota State can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at South Dakota State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,553	$14,521
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,000	$1,000
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$356	$647

In a typical year, there are 549 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 227 were classified as teaching assistants, and 287 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Michigan State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Michigan State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$17,436	$34,260
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$727	$1,428

There were 3,098 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 1,340 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,758 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending NYU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at New York University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$41,352	$41,352
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,496	$2,496
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,723	$1,723

In 2017-2018, NYU reported having 812 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 27 were classified as teaching assistants, and 389 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UGA.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Georgia

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,704	$24,692
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,266	$2,266
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$363	$1,029

The school reported having 3,468 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 935 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,500 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UHM.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,288	$36,768
Fees for Full-Time Students	$902	$902
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$637	$1,532

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 1,236. Of that number, 598 were classified as teaching assistants, and 638 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Iowa State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Iowa State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,944	$22,656
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,134	$1,134
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$497	$1,259

Across all programs, there were 2,878 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,041 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,697 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Southern Miss.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Southern Mississippi

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,108	$8,108
Fees for Full-Time Students	$110	$2,110
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$457	$569

There were 733 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in the year of this report. Of that number, 116 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Case Western.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Case Western Reserve University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$43,854	$43,854
Fees for Full-Time Students	$34	$34
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,827	$1,827

In a typical year, there are 842 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 342 were classified as teaching assistants, and 464 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Oregon State can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Oregon State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$12,339	$22,761
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,722	$1,722
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$457	$843

Across all programs, there were 1,909 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,112 were classified as teaching assistants, and 797 were classified as research assistants.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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