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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
Best Value Literature Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 $48-$75k” 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality literature 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 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 $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s literature degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan also took the #4 spot in our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,042 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Eastern Michigan University.

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#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s literature students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also made our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,343 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Literature students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Michigan - Flint.

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#3

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Calvin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Calvin is $23,773 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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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#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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is $20,312 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Literature students whose families make $48-$75k.

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

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Bloomington, Illinois, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $48-$75k list, Illinois Wesleyan has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Illinois Wesleyan University is $23,309 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make $48-$75k.

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.

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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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