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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
41 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

History is the 30th most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 631 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,089 and $26,074 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 41 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 history 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree history students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor History Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Michigan State is located in East Lansing, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

Read more about History at Michigan State University

#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 8 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at Central Michigan

#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne State is a large school located in Detroit, Michigan that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wayne State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” 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.

Full Wayne State History Report

#5

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

Read full report on History at WMU

#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at Eastern Michigan University

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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