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2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$26,988 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,369 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nutrition Science Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nutrition Science Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nutrition Science

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for nutrition science students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.

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

#2

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Dominican U are $20,413 per year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Dominican University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $19,209 per year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the 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 claimed a spot on our Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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

UC graduate students pay an average of $26,644 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nutrition science programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC also made our Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #5.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #7, Michigan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nutrition science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.

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

Read full report on Nutrition Science at Michigan State University

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Nutrition Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

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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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