2022 Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Public/Applied History is the 815th most popular major in the country with 235 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 41 public/applied history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 public/applied history graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public/applied history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality public/applied history 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 public/applied history program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public/Applied History at Wayne State University

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public/Applied History at Western Michigan University

#3

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$19,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s public/applied history students in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago also made our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income $0-$30k)

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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