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2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

6 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,713 people earned their degree in project management, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 377 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in project management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality project management programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the project management program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” list to help you make the college decision.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree project management students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management in the Great Lakes Region

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. IWU is located in Marion, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.

IWU also made our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global are $11,977, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Project Management at Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree project management students list, Central Michigan has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Project Management at Central Michigan

#3

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Platteville, Wisconsin, and it awarded 65 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Platteville, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Platteville are $18,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Project Management at UW - Platteville

#4

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. Lewis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Romeoville, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lewis are $14,780.

Read full report on Project Management at Lewis University

#5

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornerstone University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 19 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree project management students list, Cornerstone has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710.

Full Cornerstone University Project Management Report

#6

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Elmhurst University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elmhurst, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elmhurst, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elmhurst are $32,300.

Read full report on Project Management at Elmhurst University

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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