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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$35,609 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, nutrition science was ranked #125 in the country. In fact 5,330 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. 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.

The Best Value Nutrition Science Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which doctor'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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nutrition Science

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Wisconsin - Madison

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. 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 excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Nutrition Science Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for nutrition science students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Nutrition Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Best Nutrition Science Colleges by State

Explore the best nutrition science colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 118
Ohio 81
Illinois 77
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 106

One of 44 majors within the area of study, nutrition science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Behavioral Science 4,169

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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