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2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 8,343 people earned their degree in entrepreneurship, making the major the 151st most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,274 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 entrepreneurship graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in entrepreneurship. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent entrepreneurship programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the entrepreneurship program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The entrepreneurial studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#2 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 #1 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurial studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree entrepreneurial studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Central Michigan has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Entrepreneurship 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 Central Michigan are $19,359.

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#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #3 spot on the list. Concordia University, Wisconsin is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Mequon, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Wisconsin are $11,460, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Concordia University, Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Concordia University, Chicago is located in River Forest, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

Concordia University, Chicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Entrepreneurship 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 DePaul University are $19,760.

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#6

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Xavier University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Xavier not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Entrepreneurship 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 Xavier are $12,076.

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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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