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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$31,569 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,713 Avg Salary

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, food, nutrition and related services was ranked #135 in the country. In fact 4,858 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nutrition students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

Our analysis found Western Illinois University to be the best value school for food, nutrition and related services students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WIU are $13,297 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

WMU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,768 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, nutrition majors at Ohio State accumulate an average of around $25,541 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $421.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ohio State also is in the top 20% of our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Benedictine University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Lisle, Benedictine U is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Benedictine U undergraduate students pay an average of $32,280 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Case Western are $54,532 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Case Western is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, MI

Madonna University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madonna is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Livonia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madonna are $24,900 per year.

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#7

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

With a ranking of #7, Wayne State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $32,727 per year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at Wayne State take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,694.

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#8

Bradley University

Peoria, IL

With a ranking of #8, Bradley University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bradley is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bradley are $36,360 a 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 179
Ohio 159
Illinois 51
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 0

One of 7 majors within the area of study, food, nutrition and related services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Human Development & Family Studies 42,112
Textile & Apparel Studies 3,313
General Family & Consumer Sciences 2,906
Family & Consumer Economics 1,454
Human Sciences Business Services 704

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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