A degree in food & nutrition is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #228 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Texas ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 217 degrees in food & nutrition to qualified students.
The food & nutrition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Food & Nutrition rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for food & nutrition schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The food & nutrition school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Food & Nutrition Schools in Texas.
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The schools below may not offer all types of food & nutrition degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Texas State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. Texas State is a very large public university located in the small city of San Marcos. A Best Colleges rank of #396 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 78 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.
Texas Woman's University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in food & nutrition. TWU is a large public university located in the midsize city of Denton. This university ranks 24th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were roughly 23 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at TWU in the most recent data year.
Lamar University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. Located in the medium-sized city of Beaumont, Lamar University is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 78th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 78 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at Lamar University in the most recent data year.
Sam Houston State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in food & nutrition. SHSU is a very large public university located in the town of Huntsville. A Best Colleges rank of #480 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SHSU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 11 food & nutrition students who graduated with this degree at SHSU in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
The food & nutrition program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Food & Nutrition rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for food & nutrition schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
