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

7 Ranked Colleges
277 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Master's in Michigan

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Michigan

#1

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Aquinas College Michigan landed the #1 spot on the list. Aquinas College Michigan is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 20 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Aquinas College Michigan, the school also landed the #5 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 Aquinas College Michigan are $11,184.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. 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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#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #3 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 Grand Valley State University are $17,448.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. 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.

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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. Ann Arbor, Michigan is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 119 students in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at U-M

University of Michigan - Flint ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Flint, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also took the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Calvin University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Calvin University is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Calvin General Education Report

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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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