2025 Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region
9Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
415Nutrition Science Degrees Awarded
$37,524Avg Early-Career Salary
Nutrition Science is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #124 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of nutrition science. Combined, these schools handed out 415 degrees in nutrition science to qualified students.
The nutrition science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Nutrition Science rankings. We derive our Best Overall Nutrition Science School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Nutrition Science in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the nutrition science degree levels they offer.
Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Nutrition Science
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great choice for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were roughly 68 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, nutrition science degree recipients generally make about $34,504 in the first five years of their career.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good decision for students interested in a degree in nutrition science. U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 38 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the nutrition science program state that they receive average early career earnings of $33,710.
Any student pursuing a degree in nutrition science needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 14 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Michigan State University if you wish to pursue a degree in nutrition science. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 66 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the nutrition science program earn about $28,759 for their early career.
UC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Cincinnati. This university ranks 6th out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 23 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at UC in the most recent year we have data available.
Case Western is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Cleveland. This university ranks 3rd out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 31 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Case Western in the most recent data year.
Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of River Forest. This university ranks 43rd out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 33 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at Dominican U in the most recent data year.
BGSU is a large public university located in the town of Bowling Green. This university ranks 18th out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were about 33 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at BGSU in the most recent year we have data available. Nutrition Science degree recipients from Bowling Green State University - Main Campus get an earnings boost of approximately $12,347 above the average earnings of nutrition science graduates.
SIUC is a large public university located in the town of Carbondale. This university ranks 36th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 17 nutrition science students who graduated with this degree at SIUC in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).