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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies (Income $75-$110k)

10 Ranked Colleges
169 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Individualized Studies is the 35th most popular major in the country with 36,493 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 169 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in individualized studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality individualized studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the individualized studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s individualized studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Duke

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. UIS is a small school located in Springfield, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UIS also made our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIS are $16,757, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIS Individualized Studies Report

#3

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alcorn State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Alcorn State, Mississippi is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Alcorn State also took the #9 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alcorn State University are $7,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Alcorn State Individualized Studies Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 8 masters’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full ASU - Tempe Individualized Studies Report

#5

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 9 masters’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson University are $18,972.

Full Towson University Individualized Studies Report

#6

Baker University

Baldwin City, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

Baker University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Baldwin City, Kansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.

Baker also made our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baker University are $11,844, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Baker University

#7

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

North Central College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. North Central College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Naperville, Illinois. It awarded 21 masters’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central also took the #4 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Central College are $15,822, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Individualized Studies at North Central College

#8

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Corvallis, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s individualized studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Oregon State University

#9

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

DePaul University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. DePaul University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s individualized studies degrees to qualified students.

DePaul also took the #3 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full DePaul University Individualized Studies Report

#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 masters’s individualized studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree individualized studies students whose families make $75-$110k list, Tulane has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane Individualized Studies Report

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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