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2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the food, nutrition and related services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 30 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree nutrition students with aid list, Central Michigan has also earned the #4 rank 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 Central Michigan University are $19,359.

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#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

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 University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Eastern Michigan University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. East Lansing, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s nutrition degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Michigan State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #6 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 SIUC are $32,928.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree nutrition students with aid list, Ohio State has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

Wayne State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois

Benedictine University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lisle, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Benedictine U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Benedictine University are $19,709, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Benedictine University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Nutrition Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Case Western Reserve University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. 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 are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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