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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

8 Ranked Colleges
124 Degrees Awarded
$32,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students 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 “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 4,889 people earned their degree in food, nutrition and related services, making the major the 131st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, food, nutrition and related services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,096 and had an average of $25,351 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 410 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,860 and $30,475 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 124 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent food, nutrition and related services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree nutrition students whose families make $75-$110k.

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Central Michigan University

#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 14 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Eastern Michigan University

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 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SIUC Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services 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 Ohio State are $37,141.

Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Ohio State

#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Wayne State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

Case Western Reserve University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 35 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western Reserve University are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Case Western

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#8

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois

Benedictine University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U also took the #3 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Benedictine U Food, Nutrition & Related Services 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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