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2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$33,136 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,298 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nutrition Science School for You

Nutrition Science is the #115 most popular major in the country with 1,496 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nutrition science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for nutrition science majors pursuing a .

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Nutrition Science

$21,050 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for nutrition science students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year.

Full Nutrition Science at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Dominican University

River Forest, IL
$35,420 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dominican University is a great value for nutrition science students. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dominican U are $35,420 a year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Dominican University

$17,035 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nutrition Science 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 undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

$27,111 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a great value for nutrition science students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $27,111 per year.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #5 for overall quality for nutrition science in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Michigan State University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nutrition science programs. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $55,097 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Nutrition Science Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nutrition science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 45
Illinois 52
Ohio 44
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 14

Nutrition Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to division, CSIRO.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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