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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Literature (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
43 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 338 people earned their degree in general literature, making the major the 699th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 43 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 43 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Literature (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general literature students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also made our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Michigan - Flint is $7,955 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bloomington, Illinois, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Illinois Wesleyan, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $18,570 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree General Literature students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Illinois Wesleyan.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UC is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UC is $15,078 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s general literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,904 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Eastern Michigan University.

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#5

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the #5 spot on the list. Calvin University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Calvin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Calvin is $21,344 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

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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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