Raleigh, North Carolina · Private Non-Profit
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services at Meredith College
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 5.1% share of reported awards or completions in this field with $22,488 school-wide net price and $51,539 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools.
Program snapshot
5.1% of reported awards or completions are in this field, a moderate award concentration in federal data.
This major
- Award concentration
- 5.1% of awards
- Schools reporting awards
- 183
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 74.2%
- Graduation rate
- 70.1%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $22,488/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $89,952
- Median debt
- $25,000
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $51,539/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
The percentage is the share of this school's reported awards or completions attributed to the field. It is not the share of enrolled students, a student headcount, or proof of department quality. College Scorecard price and earnings on this page are school-wide, not major-specific. Verify current credentials and department outcomes with the school.
Evidence used here: federal awards/completions share (5.1%), school-wide average net price ($22,488), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($51,539), and peer averages from 183 schools reporting awards in this field. Evidence not included: program enrollment, department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, credential eligibility, certification, or licensing-exam outcomes.
School-level value among reporting colleges
Compared with 183 colleges reporting awards in this field.
The answer is a school-level value-screen grade of C, not a verified department verdict. Award concentration is 5.3x the national average award concentration; school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($6,627 above), and school-wide ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($231 below). Together, those school-level evidence points place Meredith College in the top 84% of this value ranking among colleges reporting awards in the field.
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Peer schools below report awards in the same field and are sorted by school-level value grade.
Mission College Santa Clara, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $5,080 net A+ Las Positas College Livermore, CA · 0.2% of reported awards · $5,377 net A+ Solano Community College Fairfield, CA · 0.5% of reported awards · $4,669 net A+ 
San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA · 0.5% of reported awards · $5,814 net A+ CUNY Hostos Community College Bronx, NY · 0.9% of reported awards · $5,297 net A+ Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga, CA · 0.3% of reported awards · $5,672 net A+ 
Butte College Oroville, CA · 0.4% of reported awards · $5,520 net A+ Snow College Ephraim, UT · 0.4% of reported awards · $5,552 net A+ Questions about this program
What does the share of awards mean?
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services accounts for 5.1% of the awards or completions reported for Meredith College. That award concentration is higher than at 95% of schools in this field set and is 5.3x the national average award concentration. It does not estimate how many students are currently enrolled in the program.
How should I read the cost number?
Meredith College's average net price is $22,488 per year, about $89,952 over four years. That is $6,627 above the $15,861 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $51,539 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $231 below the $51,770 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with award concentration, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify places Meredith College #153 of 183 on its school-level value rank among colleges reporting awards in this field.