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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

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 $48-$75k

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 Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Nutrition Science is the 134th most popular major in the country with 5,044 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great nutrition science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition science 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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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 $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science 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 UW - Madison are $25,523.

Read more about Nutrition Science at UW - Madison

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 masters’s 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 U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science 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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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 be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point are $19,178, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Nutrition Science Report

#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 13 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science 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 University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Full UC Nutrition Science Report

#6

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Dominican University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. River Forest, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Dominican U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Nutrition Science 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 Dominican University are $20,884.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Dominican University

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 $48-$75k list. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $48-$75k list, BGSU has also earned the #5 rank 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 Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Nutrition Science Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Michigan State University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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