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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$28,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition science, making the major the 134th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, nutrition science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $32,764 and had an average of $28,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 412 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,760 and $28,270 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in nutrition science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition science programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the nutrition science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The nutrition science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 49 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Nutrition Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#4

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UW - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 2 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also took the #8 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Stevens Point are $19,178, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UW - Stevens Point Nutrition Science Report

#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Michigan State University is a public institution located in East Lansing, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Michigan State University

#2 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UC

With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 26 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full BGSU Nutrition Science Report

#8

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Dominican University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Dominican University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Dominican U

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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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