by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 135th most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 18 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in food, nutrition and related services.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Detroit, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 88 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Ohio State is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 69 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Benedictine University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Benedictine University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Case Western
Out of the 18 schools in the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluffton University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Bluffton, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Bluffton University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #6, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 6 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at WMU
With a ranking of #6, Andrews University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 6 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Andrews
Schoolcraft College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Schoolcraft College is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Schoolcraft College
Bradley University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Bradley University
Madonna University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Livonia, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Full Madonna University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Ohio Wesleyan University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. OWU is located in Delaware, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Ohio Wesleyan University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Western Illinois University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Western Illinois University
Kent State University at Kent landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s 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.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Kent State University at Kent
With a ranking of #13, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Akron Main Campus
Indiana State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana State Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2020-2021.
Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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. 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%.
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at UW - Stout
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