2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Knowledge Management (Income $0-$30k) 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 Knowledge Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 182 people earned their degree in knowledge management, making the major the 745th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 31 knowledge management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 knowledge management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Knowledge Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in knowledge management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality knowledge 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 knowledge management program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree knowledge management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Knowledge Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$21,952 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Knowledge Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kent State University at Kent is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s knowledge management degrees to qualified students.

Kent State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Knowledge Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Kent State University at Kent Knowledge Management Report

#2

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chicago, Illinois

$30,695 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Knowledge Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Institute of Technology landed the #2 spot on the list. Illinois Institute of Technology is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s knowledge management degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Tech also took the #0 spot in our “Best Knowledge 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 Illinois Institute of Technology are $30,695.

Read more about Knowledge Management at Illinois Institute of Technology

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Knowledge Management (Income $0-$30k)

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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