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2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

9 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 235 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 66 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Madison is $21,860 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, 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 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. USI is a public institution located in Evansville, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

USI also took the #5 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for USI is $17,743 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.

Full USI Nutrition Science Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $20,698 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#4

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the #4 spot on the list. Dominican University is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Dominican U also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $21,979 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Dominican University.

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.

Full Dominican University Nutrition Science Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UWM.

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

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 8 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $23,366 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Nutrition Science Report

#9 in overall quality

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in Bowling Green, Ohio, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also took the #9 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for BGSU is $20,277 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 66 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #7 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Michigan State University is $25,389 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students whose families make $75-$110k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full Michigan State University Nutrition Science Report

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Case Western is a fairly large school located in Cleveland, Ohio that handed out 20 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Case Western Reserve University is $29,607 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students whose families make $75-$110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Case Western

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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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