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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 food, nutrition & related services graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,182 and $43,142 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in food, nutrition & related services. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in food, nutrition & related services.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree nutrition students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region. Case Western Reserve University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 33 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified 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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Full Case Western Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Lisle, Illinois, and it awarded 15 masters’s nutrition degrees 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 Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s 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%.
Full Central Michigan Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Madonna University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Livonia, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Madonna
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region. SIUC is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’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.
Full SIUC Food, Nutrition & Related Services Report
Andrews University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Andrews is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. 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 more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Andrews
Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Eastern Michigan University
Wayne State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’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 Wayne State University
Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 5 masters’s nutrition degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Ohio State University - Main Campus
Michigan State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s nutrition students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at Michigan State University
University of Wisconsin - Stout ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Stout is located in Menomonie, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s nutrition degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Food, Nutrition & Related Services at University of Wisconsin - Stout
University of Akron Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Nutrition Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #11. University of Akron Main Campus is a public institution located in Akron, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s 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
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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%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
