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2022 Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
121 Degrees Awarded
$14,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Family Systems is the 541st most popular major in the country with 608 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 157 family systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 121 family systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in family systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality family systems 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 family systems program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Family Systems (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s family systems degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree family systems students whose families make $0-$30k list, Ball State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ball State is $8,403 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree family systems students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Family Systems at Ball State

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s family systems degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree family systems students whose families make $0-$30k list, Central Michigan has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Michigan University is $11,598 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree family systems students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Central Michigan University Family Systems Report

#3

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 17 bachelors’s family systems degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $13,021 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Systems students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Western Michigan University.

Full WMU Family Systems Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Akron, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s family systems students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for University of Akron Main Campus is $14,816 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree family systems students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Family Systems at University of Akron Main Campus

#5

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Spring Arbor University is a small school located in Spring Arbor, Michigan that handed out 16 bachelors’s family systems degrees in 2019-2020.

Spring Arbor not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Spring Arbor is $14,962 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree family systems students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Family Systems at Spring Arbor

#6

Anderson University Indiana

Anderson, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

Anderson University Indiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Anderson University Indiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in Anderson, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Anderson University Indiana also took the #6 spot in our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $16,528 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Family Systems students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Anderson University Indiana.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Full Anderson University Indiana Family Systems Report

#7

Concordia University, Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Concordia University, Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Family Systems Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Concordia University, Ann Arbor is a small school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 2 bachelors’s family systems degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Family Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Concordia University, Ann Arbor is $22,810 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree family systems students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Concordia University, Ann Arbor Family Systems 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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