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2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$17,129 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,216 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Colleges.

Top 10 Best Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Cincinnati State Technical and Community College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cincinnati State are $9,090 a year.

Cincinnati State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

Viterbo University

La Crosse, WI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Viterbo University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Viterbo is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Viterbo are $29,920 a year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition majors at Viterbo take out is $26,375.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Viterbo also is in the top 20% of our Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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#3

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH
$9,732 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Youngstown State University are $9,732 per year. While working on their degree, nutrition majors at Youngstown State University accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sinclair Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Sinclair Community College is a large public school located in the city of Dayton.

Sinclair Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,076 in tuition and fees each year.

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$6,908 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Milwaukee Area Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Dietetics & Nutrition Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. MATC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

MATC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,908 in tuition and fees each year.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year. After completing their degree, nutrition graduates from University of Akron Main Campus carry an average student debtload of $26,000.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year. On average, nutrition graduates from SIUE take out $24,978 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN
$14,436 Average Tuition & Fees

Purdue University Global landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purdue University Global are $14,436 per year. On average, nutrition graduates from Purdue University Global take out $42,144 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Stark State College

North Canton, OH
$7,406 Average Tuition & Fees

Stark State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value dietetics and clinical nutrition services programs. Stark State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of North Canton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stark State College are $7,406 a year.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for dietetics and clinical nutrition services students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year. On average, nutrition graduates from NIU take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best 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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, dietetics and clinical nutrition services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 25 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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