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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

9 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Ethnic Studies is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 9,419 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,585 and had an average of $22,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,184 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,000 and $25,179 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ethnic studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ethnic studies 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 Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree ethnic studies students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #2 spot in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s ethnic studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ethnic studies students with aid list, IU Bloomington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ethnic studies students with aid list, UIC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIC Ethnic Studies Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 3 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at Eastern Michigan University

Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 5 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern Illinois University also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Ethnic Studies at Northeastern Illinois University

#4 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree ethnic studies students with aid list, Northwestern has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, DePaul University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul Ethnic Studies Report

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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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