2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate School for You
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services is the #123 most popular major in the country with 6,158 degrees and certificates awarded 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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.
Top 10 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools
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 city of La Crosse.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Viterbo are $9,488 per year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at Viterbo take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $24,230.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Viterbo also is in the top 20% of our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college 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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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Mount Mary University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mount Mary are $17,432 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Dominican University is a great value for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students working on their graduate certificate. 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. Nutrition majors at Dominican U take out an average of $32,296 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.
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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 town of Berrien Springs.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Andrews are $29,630 per year.
Andrews excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked 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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a 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 suburb of North Chicago.
RFUMS graduate students pay an average of $36,765 in tuition and fees each year.
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Wayne State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wayne State are $38,667 per year.
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Request InformationBest Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges by State
Explore the best dietetics and clinical nutrition services schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 212 |
| Ohio | 280 |
| Illinois | 284 |
| Indiana | 365 |
| Wisconsin | 117 |
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Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Related Majors for Nutrition
One of 30 majors within the area of study, dietetics and clinical nutrition services has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nutrition
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
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.