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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

8 Ranked Colleges
277 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 722 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,600 and $28,669 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 277 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general 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 general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school handed out 119 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor General Education Report

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 16 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202.

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#3

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aquinas College Michigan. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. Aquinas College Michigan is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Aquinas College Michigan also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aquinas College Michigan are $11,184, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 34 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 31 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Education 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 Central Michigan are $19,359.

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#7

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Calvin University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Calvin also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Calvin are $29,180.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 39 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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