2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in Michigan
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 English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across Michigan, there were 869 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 767 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,161 and $25,915 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the English 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 English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan.
Top 14 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in Michigan
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan. This large school is located in Allendale, Michigan, and it awarded 118 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Valley State University is $17,646 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 124 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M also made our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend U-M is $15,336 for michigan bachelor’s degree english language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 107 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our michigan bachelor’s degree english language students list, Michigan State has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Michigan State University is $19,173 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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 English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan. University of Michigan - Dearborn is located in Dearborn, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend UM Dearborn is $11,473 for michigan bachelor’s degree english language students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 61 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland University is $11,802 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Wayne State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. This large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
Wayne State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wayne State is $13,965 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Central Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.
Central Michigan also took the #9 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Michigan University is $15,981 for michigan bachelor’s degree english language students.
Western Michigan University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $19,433 for michigan bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Western Michigan University.
Saginaw Valley State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. Located in University Center, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Saginaw Valley State University, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Saginaw Valley State University is $14,248 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 21 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. It costs about $15,924 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend Eastern Michigan University.
Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #11. Northern Michigan University is a medium-sized school located in Marquette, Michigan that handed out 11 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
Northern Michigan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. The yearly cost to attend Northern Michigan University is $15,453 for michigan bachelor’s degree english language students.
Hope College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan list. Holland, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hope, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $26,562 for michigan bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Hope.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Aquinas College Michigan came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our michigan bachelor’s degree english language students list, Aquinas College Michigan has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Aquinas College Michigan is $18,549 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Kalamazoo College landed the #14 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in Michigan ranking. K College is a small school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 23 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our michigan bachelor’s degree english language students list, K College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. It costs about $22,808 for Michigan Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend Kalamazoo College.
The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.
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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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