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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

7 Ranked Colleges
37 Degrees Awarded
$15,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Entrepreneurial Studies is the 117th most popular major in the country with 11,008 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, entrepreneurial studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $42,665 and had an average of $25,440 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,634 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,867 and $24,700 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 37 entrepreneurial studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in entrepreneurial studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent entrepreneurial studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 entrepreneurial studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Entrepreneurial Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #2 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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.

Full Central Michigan University Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 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 Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Baldwin Wallace University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Baldwin Wallace College is located in Berea, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

Baldwin Wallace College also took the #3 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baldwin Wallace University are $11,191, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Entrepreneurship 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 #4 spot on the list. Located in Mequon, Wisconsin, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s entrepreneurship students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Wisconsin, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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 Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#5

Concordia University, Chicago

River Forest, Illinois
#7 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 #5 for the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This medium-sized school is located in River Forest, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Concordia University, Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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 Concordia University, Chicago are $9,378.

Read more about Entrepreneurial Studies at Concordia University, Chicago

#6

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

DePaul University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees to qualified students.

DePaul also took the #4 spot in our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies 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 DePaul are $19,760.

Full DePaul Entrepreneurial Studies Report

#7

Xavier University

Cincinnati, Ohio
#1 in overall quality

Xavier University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Entrepreneurship Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Xavier University is a medium-sized school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 14 masters’s entrepreneurship degrees in 2019-2020.

Xavier also made our “Best Entrepreneurial Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Xavier University 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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