2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,960 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 4,138 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 104 colleges that offer a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English 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 English program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in the Great Lakes Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - La Crosse is a public institution located in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 55 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students list, UW - La Crosse has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - La Crosse is $14,580 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The low student loan default rate of 1.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Out of the 104 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
UW - River Falls also made our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for UW - River Falls is $13,748 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 104 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a public institution located in Platteville, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Platteville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Wisconsin - Platteville is $15,718 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a public institution located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students list, UW - Eau Claire has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,020 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend UW - Eau Claire.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized public school situated in Stevens Point, Wisconsin. It awarded 37 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,465 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend UW - Stevens Point.
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Grand Valley State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 118 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
GVSU also made our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #10. The estimated yearly cost for Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public school situated in Whitewater, Wisconsin. It awarded 46 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $15,249 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend UW - Whitewater.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Green Bay, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,395 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay.
Northern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Northern Illinois University is $18,259 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #10. SIUE is a fairly large public school situated in Edwardsville, Illinois. It awarded 54 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $14,423 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend SIUE.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW Oshkosh is a fairly large school located in Oshkosh, Wisconsin that handed out 25 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend UW Oshkosh is $15,463 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
With a ranking of #12, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Illinois University is $14,607 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Illinois State University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Illinois State University is a public institution located in Normal, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 108 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students list, Illinois State has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois State is $20,895 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #14. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 114 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,876 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee.
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University of Wisconsin - Parkside ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Parkside is located in Kenosha, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
It costs about $11,327 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend UW - Parkside.
University of Southern Indiana ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 31 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for USI is $13,437 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The low student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Western Illinois University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 22 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Western Illinois University is $16,210 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Purdue University Northwest ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hammond, Indiana, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Purdue University Northwest is $11,250 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
With a ranking of #19, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 24 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Youngstown State University is $11,947 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Governors State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Governors State University is a public institution located in University Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for GSU is $12,077 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
With a ranking of #21, Southern Illinois University Carbondale did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Carbondale, Illinois, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Southern Illinois University Carbondale is $16,945 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Western Michigan University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 13 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Western Michigan University is $19,433 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Northeastern Illinois University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 47 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern Illinois University is $15,843 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students.
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Eastern Michigan University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Cleveland State University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $17,278 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Cleveland State 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%.
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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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