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

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value 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 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, 756 people earned their degree in literature, making the major the 250th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,970 and had an average of $29,434 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 54 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value 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 literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for 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 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 awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s literature students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. It costs about $7,955 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Michigan - Flint.

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#2

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois Wesleyan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Illinois Wesleyan University is located in Bloomington, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s literature degrees to qualified students.

Illinois Wesleyan also made our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois Wesleyan University is $18,570 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Illinois Wesleyan University Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value 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 large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 7 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $15,078 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.

Full UC Literature Report

#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $13,904 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Literature at Eastern Michigan University

#5

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Calvin University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s literature degrees to qualified students.

Calvin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Calvin is $21,344 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Literature students whose families make $0-$30k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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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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