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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2021-2022, 4,365 people earned their degree in food, nutrition & related services, making the major the 135th most popular in the United States. In , food, nutrition & related services graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $34,748 and had an average of $25,807 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 371 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,165 and $28,177 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 204 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,415 and $23,858 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 18 colleges that offered a degree in food, nutrition & related services. That schools that top this list have a program in food, nutrition & related services in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bluffton University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Bluffton University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bluffton, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Bluffton
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 Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 64 bachelors’s 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%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Wayne State
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Lisle, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Benedictine University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
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 Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Full Andrews University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Case Western Reserve University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 20 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Schoolcraft College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is located in Livonia, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Full Schoolcraft College Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 82 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Ohio State
Madonna University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 2 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Madonna University
With a ranking of #9, Ohio Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Wesleyan University is a small school located in Delaware, Ohio that handed out 5 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio Wesleyan University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Bradley University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on 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 nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Bradley
Western Michigan University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WIU is located in Macomb, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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%.
With a ranking of #13, Dominican University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school situated in River Forest, Illinois. It awarded 0 bachelors’s 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Dominican U
University of Akron Main Campus landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Akron, Ohio, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Akron Main Campus
University of Wisconsin - Stout came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stout is a public institution located in Menomonie, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Wisconsin - Stout
Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 1 bachelors’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
With a ranking of #13, Indiana State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Terre Haute, Indiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Indiana State University Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Kent State University at Kent ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kent State University at Kent is a large school located in Kent, Ohio that handed out 0 bachelors’s 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Kent State University at Kent
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