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2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
161 Degrees Awarded
$20,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Dietetics/Dietitian is the 208th most popular major in the country with 3,686 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 903 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 161 dietetics/dietitian graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in dietetics/dietitian. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great dietetics/dietitian programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the dietetics/dietitian program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree dietetics students.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics/Dietitian in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Bradley University

Peoria, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Bradley University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Peoria, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree dietetics students list, Bradley has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bradley are $17,040, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Bradley

#2

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #2 spot on the list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at NIU

#3

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mary University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mount Mary, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Mary are $16,813.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Mount Mary

#4

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Loyola Chicago

#5

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this fairly large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s dietetics students in 2019-2020.

Indiana State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Indiana State

#6

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Dominican University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Dominican University is a small school located in River Forest, Illinois that handed out 7 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University are $20,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Dominican U Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#7

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

Eastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Charleston, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s dietetics degrees to 26 students in 2019-2020.

EIU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761.

Read full report on Dietetics/Dietitian at Eastern Illinois University

#8

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

Ball State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 33 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree dietetics students list, Ball State has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Dietetics/Dietitian at Ball State University

#2 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 26 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Dietetics/Dietitian Report

#10

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#10 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 10 masters’s dietetics degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Dietetics/Dietitian 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 Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan University Dietetics/Dietitian 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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