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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$25,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

Literature is the 250th most popular major in the country with 756 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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.

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 literature program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Flint. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 3 bachelors’s literature degrees 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. The estimated yearly cost for University of Michigan - Flint is $12,734 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Literature at UM Flint

#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make more than $110k list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Eastern Michigan University is $15,924 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Literature students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Eastern Michigan Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k 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 Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UC is $21,843 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make more than $110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Literature Report

#4

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It awarded 11 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Calvin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Calvin University is $26,647 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree literature students whose families make more than $110k.

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

Full Calvin University Literature Report

#5

Illinois Wesleyan University

Bloomington, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois Wesleyan University landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bloomington, Illinois, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois Wesleyan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Illinois Wesleyan University is $26,039 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Literature students whose families make more than $110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, 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%.

Read full report on Literature at Illinois Wesleyan

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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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