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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

33 Ranked Colleges
934 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the 133rd most popular major in the country with 5,820 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,082 and had an average of $28,428 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,446 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,235 and $26,450 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 934 dietetics and clinical nutrition services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 33 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in dietetics and clinical nutrition services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs, but they also 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 dietetics and clinical nutrition services program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, Indiana

Out of the 33 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Global landed the #1 spot on the list. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 220 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue University Global also took the #10 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.

Full Purdue University Global Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 20 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, UW - Stevens Point has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Stevens Point is $14,465 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#3

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

Out of the 33 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stout landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout is $15,839 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stout Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#4

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. This fairly large school is located in Dekalb, Illinois, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students list, NIU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,259 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend NIU.

Full Northern Illinois University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#19 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a public institution located in Edwardsville, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #19. The yearly cost to attend SIUE is $14,423 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.

Full SIUE Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, Ohio

Youngstown State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is located in Youngstown, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

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#7

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois
#21 in overall quality

Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

WIU also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #21. It costs about $16,210 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend WIU.

Read more about Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services at Western Illinois University

#8

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois

Illinois State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $20,895 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend Illinois State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#9

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Eastern Michigan University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a public institution located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 46 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $13,986 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend Purdue University - Main Campus.

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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Purdue Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#11

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

WMU also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #25. The estimated yearly cost for WMU is $19,433 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Full Western Michigan University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#12

Viterbo University

La Crosse, Wisconsin

Viterbo University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Viterbo also took the #2 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Viterbo University is $19,992 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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University of Akron Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #24 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $17,792 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend University of Akron Main Campus.

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#14

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Michigan is $15,981 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.

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Kent State University at Kent did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #15. This large school is located in Kent, Ohio, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Kent State is $18,885 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

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#11 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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University of Illinois at Chicago ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $13,312 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students per year to attend UIC.

The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $18,394 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students per year to attend BGSU.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#19

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University landed the #19 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ball State University is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 17 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $15,147 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.

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#20

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Indiana State is a fairly large public school situated in Terre Haute, Indiana. It awarded 6 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Indiana State University is $13,896 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

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#21

Ashland University

Ashland, Ohio

Ashland University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ashland University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ashland, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Ashland University is $20,111 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Ashland University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

With a ranking of #22, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus is $22,906 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Full Ohio University - Athens Campus Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#23

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Mount Mary University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount Mary also made our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Mary is $19,775 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

The 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.

Full Mount Mary University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#24

Madonna University

Livonia, Michigan

Madonna University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This small school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Madonna is $17,574 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

Full Madonna University Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Report

#25

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, Michigan
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #25, Andrews University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Andrews also took the #18 spot in our “Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Andrews is $21,934 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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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%.

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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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