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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurship in the Great Lakes Region

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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Entrepreneurship is the 151st most popular major in the country with 8,343 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in entrepreneurship. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great entrepreneurship programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the entrepreneurship program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies 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 entrepreneurial studies students.

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

#1

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Xavier is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Xavier, the school also landed the #1 spot 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 Xavier are $12,076.

Full Xavier University Entrepreneurship Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at Central Michigan

#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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia University, Wisconsin landed the #3 spot on the list. Mequon, Wisconsin 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 4 students in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Wisconsin also took 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 you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Concordia University, Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Report

#4

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concordia University, Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Concordia University, Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in River Forest, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago also took the #6 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Concordia University, Chicago Entrepreneurship Report

#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #5 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s entrepreneurial studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

DePaul also made our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Entrepreneurship at DePaul

#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Entrepreneurial Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan University 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Entrepreneurship Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Eastern Michigan Entrepreneurship Report

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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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