2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 235 people earned their degree in public/applied history, making the major the 815th most popular in the United States.

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 Vallue Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in public/applied history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public/applied history programs and cost less that 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public/Applied History (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

#3 in overall quality

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wayne State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #3 spot in our “Best Public/Applied History 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 Wayne State University are $37,215.

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#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 Vallue Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. WMU is a fairly large public school situated in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It awarded 1 masters’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 Vallue Public/Applied History Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 8 masters’s public/applied history degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola Chicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Public/Applied History Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. 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 Over $110k)

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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