2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Community College Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 309 people earned their degree in community college education, making the major the 713th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 29 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 community college education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in community college education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great community college education programs and 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 community college education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree community college administration students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Community College Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$7,908 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ferris State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 16 doctorate’s community college administration degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’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 Ferris are $7,908.

Full Ferris State University Community College Education Report

#2

University of Wisconsin - Stout

Menomonie, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$16,851 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stout. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Community College Administration Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Menomonie, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s community college administration students in 2019-2020.

UW - Stout did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Community College Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stout are $16,851, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Community College Education at University of Wisconsin - Stout

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Community College Education (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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