by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 2,613 people earned their degree in food & nutrition, making the major the 228th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 169 food & nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 food & nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in food & nutrition. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their food & nutrition program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bluffton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bluffton University is a small school located in Bluffton, Ohio that handed out 4 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State University is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 64 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Andrews University is a small school located in Berrien Springs, Michigan that handed out 4 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madonna University landed the #5 spot on the list. Madonna is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bradley University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #7, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at Western Illinois University
Dominican University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on Food & Nutrition at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Kent State University at Kent ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Kent, Ohio, this large public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s food & nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Indiana State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Indiana State is a medium-sized school located in Terre Haute, Indiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s food & nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad 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%.
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Food & Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read more about Food & Nutrition at University of Akron Main Campus
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