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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 131st most popular major in the country with 4,889 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 410 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,860 and $30,475 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in food, nutrition and related services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great food, nutrition and related services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k.

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Michigan State University is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Michigan State University

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

Full Ohio State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 30 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359.

Full Central Michigan Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #4 spot on the list. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 35 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958.

Full Case Western Reserve University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, SIUC has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 14 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $0-$30k list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Michigan University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Wayne State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 5 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State University

#8

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois

Benedictine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 24 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Benedictine U, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Benedictine University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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