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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

3 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$35,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition sciences, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 412 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nutrition sciences 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 nutrition sciences 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UW - Madison

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 7 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC Nutrition Sciences Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Doctor’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 U-M are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Nutrition Sciences 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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