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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor's

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food, nutrition and related services programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying nutrition.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.According to our most recent data, Ohio State University - Main Campus supports 61,369 students, and 2 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Ohio State University - Main Campus]](/colleges/ohio-state-university-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 88 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State University, 470 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,101. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Wayne State University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Wayne State Veteran Student Life Report

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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 Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 11,465 students enrolled at Case Western Reserve University, 109 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 69 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $18,799. On top of their other funding sources, 35 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Case Western]](/colleges/case-western-reserve-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree vets studying nutrition list, Benedictine U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.According to our most recent data, Benedictine U supports 3,779 students, and 89 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 66 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,915. To help with additional expenses, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Benedictine U offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Benedictine University]](/colleges/benedictine-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 19,887 students enrolled at Western Michigan University, 584 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,981. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Western Michigan University offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Western Michigan University]](/colleges/western-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Madonna University
Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s ranking. Madonna is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Madonna, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 66 of the 2,792 students enrolled at Madonna were GI Bill® students, of which 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,452. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Madonna does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Bradley University
Peoria, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Bradley University did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Nutrition for a Bachelor’s list. 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.

Bradley also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7.According to our most recent data, Bradley University supports 5,855 students, and 96 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 61 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,498. During this same period, 7 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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