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2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$25,178 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$47,776 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, dietetics and clinical nutrition services was ranked #85 in the country. In fact 2,481 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the nutrition graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

Our 2023 rankings named Viterbo University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 a year. While working on their Graduate Certificate, nutrition majors at Viterbo accumulate an average of around $24,230 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Viterbo is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Illinois State University is a great value for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 per year.

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#3

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Mount Mary University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Mount Mary graduate students pay an average of $17,432 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison also made our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

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#5

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dominican University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

Dominican U graduate students pay an average of $20,413 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at Dominican U take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $32,296.

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#6

Andrews University

Berrien Springs, MI

Andrews University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Andrews is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Berrien Springs.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Andrews are $29,630 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Andrews is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $26,529 per year.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

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Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. RFUMS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of North Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at RFUMS are $36,765 a year.

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#10

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #10, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 a year.

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Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges by State

Explore the best dietetics and clinical nutrition services colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 66
Illinois 134
Ohio 25
Indiana 58
Wisconsin 53

Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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