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2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$20,960 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,484 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nutrition Science Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Nutrition Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for nutrition science 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.

2023 Best Value Nutrition Science Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for nutrition science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Nutrition Science at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#2

Dominican University

River Forest, IL

Out of the 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of River Forest.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Dominican U are $20,413 a year. The average amount in student loans that nutrition science majors at Dominican U take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $37,529.

Full Nutrition Science at Dominican University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nutrition science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC are $26,644 a year.

Full Nutrition Science at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

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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