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

8 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master'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 has developed its “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” 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 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” 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.

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 nutrition science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in the Great Lakes Region

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. BGSU 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.

BGSU also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Science at BGSU

#2

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 #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Stevens Point are $19,178.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at UW - Stevens Point

#3

Dominican University

River Forest, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dominican University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican U are $20,884.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Dominican University

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 13 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. 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.

Full UC Nutrition Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UIUC 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 also took the #3 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Nutrition Science Report

#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Science at Michigan State University

#7

Rush University

Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #7, Rush University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago, 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 18 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rush University, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rush University are $37,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Rush University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 49 masters’s nutrition science degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 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 Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Nutrition Science Report

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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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