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2023 Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, veterans have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Food & Nutrition is the 228th most popular major in the country with 3,131 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 232 food and nutrition graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food and nutrition. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food and nutrition programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the food and nutrition program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s”.

Top 3 Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Great Lakes Region

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Wayne State University
Detroit, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s. Wayne State University is a large public school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 13 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 470 of the 26,241 students enrolled at Wayne State were GI Bill® students, of which 244 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,101. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Wayne State]](/colleges/wayne-state-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Benedictine University
Lisle, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s list. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s food and nutrition students in 2020-2021.

Benedictine U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list.Of the 3,779 students enrolled at Benedictine University, 89 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 66 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,915. On top of their other funding sources, 10 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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 full report on veteran student life at Benedictine University]](/colleges/benedictine-university/student-life/veterans/)

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the Great Lakes Region for Food & Nutrition for a Master’s. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 8 masters’s food and nutrition degrees in 2020-2021.

SIUC also made our “Best Food & Nutrition Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3.According to our most recent data, SIUC supports 11,366 students, and 1 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 0 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

[Read full report on veteran student life at SIUC]](/colleges/southern-illinois-university-carbondale/student-life/veterans/)

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