2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Michigan, there were 132 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,900 and $41,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 nutrition science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nutrition science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition science programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Science in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$36,668 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 49 students 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 Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Nutrition Science at U-M

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition science degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Michigan State University

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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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