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2023 Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,307 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$41,626 Avg Salary

With 179 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, food, nutrition and related services is the #112 most popular major in Michigan.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best value experiences for nutrition students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

#1

Central Michigan University

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

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best food, nutrition and related services schools in Michigan. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #4 for overall quality for nutrition in Michigan.

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#5

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Wayne State University is a great value for food, nutrition and related services students. Wayne State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Detroit.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wayne State are $15,199 per year. After completing their degree, nutrition graduates from Wayne State carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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#6

Madonna University

Livonia, MI
$24,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Madonna University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for food, nutrition and related services students. Located in the small city of Livonia, Madonna is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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Explore all the Best Value Food, Nutrition & Related Services Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 159
Illinois 51
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 0

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

Majors Similar to Nutrition

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 6 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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