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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$28,342 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,165 Avg Salary

Food, Nutrition & Related Services is the #131 most popular major in the country with 1,214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Colleges.

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Michigan University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for food, nutrition and related services students. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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$32,280 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Benedictine University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Benedictine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lisle.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Benedictine U are $32,280 a year.

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#3

Madonna University

Livonia, MI
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madonna University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Madonna undergraduate students pay an average of $24,900 in tuition and fees each year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $35,019 per year.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food, nutrition and related services programs. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value food, nutrition and related services programs. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cleveland.

Case Western undergraduate students pay an average of $54,532 in tuition and fees each year.

Case Western also claimed a spot on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$32,727 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wayne State are $32,727 a year.

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$15,240 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students. It came in at #9 on the list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carbondale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SIUC are $15,240 per year.

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Explore the best food, nutrition and related services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 65
Illinois 27
Ohio 62
Wisconsin 0

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Food, Nutrition & Related Services is one of 7 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 1,589
General Family & Consumer Sciences 368
Family & Consumer Economics 251
Textile & Apparel Studies 150
Human Sciences Business Services 58

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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