2022 Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

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 IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 18,368 people earned their degree in information science, making the major the 56th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, information science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $58,848 and had an average of $32,600 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 529 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,600 and $29,429 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 256 information science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in information science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality information science 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 information science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The is 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 IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan”.

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Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree is students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Science in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$59,350 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 219 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Read full report on Information Science at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$25,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 27 masters’s IS degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072.

Full University of Michigan - Dearborn Information Science Report

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value IS Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IS degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Information Science Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Information Science at Eastern Michigan 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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