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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
235 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #1 spot on the list. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 12 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 $16,945 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale Nutrition Science Report

#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. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students list, USI has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Southern Indiana is $13,437 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Nutrition Science at University of Southern Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UWM is $17,876 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students.

Full UWM Nutrition Science Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science 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.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UC

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

BGSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend BGSU is $18,394 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students.

Read more about Nutrition Science at BGSU

With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 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 University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full UW - Madison Nutrition Science Report

#7

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois

Dominican University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Dominican University is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees to qualified students.

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 $19,268 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree nutrition science students per year to attend Dominican U.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Dominican U Nutrition Science Report

#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 66 bachelors’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $19,173 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Michigan State

#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition science students in 2019-2020.

Case Western not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $35,428 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Science students per year to attend Case Western.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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