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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

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

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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Getting Aid” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The education 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Michigan (With Aid)

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 Getting Aid. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 119 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 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 U-M are $49,548.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid 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 school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 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 UM Flint are $18,202.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 39 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Michigan State, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, 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 #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Dearborn, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid. GVSU is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 34 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking. Central Michigan 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Aquinas College Michigan did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

Aquinas College Michigan also made our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Aquinas College Michigan are $11,184.

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#8

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Calvin University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Calvin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 Calvin are $29,180.

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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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