2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the 131st most popular major in the country with 4,889 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Michigan, there were 157 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,000 and $19,850 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 food, nutrition and related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,785 and $113,051 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition and related services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality food, nutrition and related services 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 food, nutrition and related services program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s nutrition degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also made our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Michigan State

#2

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Doctorate in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Wayne State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State University

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Food, Nutrition & Related Services (With Aid)

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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