by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 4,858 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $34,748 and had an average of $24,931 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 445 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,165 and $26,496 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 230 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food, nutrition and related services program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluffton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Bluffton, Ohio, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 88 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #3 spot on the list. Benedictine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lisle, Illinois. It awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Benedictine University
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Andrews University landed the #4 spot on the list. Berrien Springs, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Andrews
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Case Western
Schoolcraft College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a public institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Schoolcraft College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Madonna University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Madonna
Ohio Wesleyan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Delaware, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #10, Bradley University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 4 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Bradley
Western Michigan University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Western Michigan University
Western Illinois University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Western Illinois University
With a ranking of #13, Dominican University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dominican University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Dominican University
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Akron Main Campus Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Indiana State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Indiana State University
Kent State University at Kent landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Kent State University at Kent is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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