2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across Indiana, there were 1,730 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts 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 liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - South Bend landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in South Bend, Indiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - South Bend not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Indiana University - Northwest

Gary, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Gary, Indiana, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal studies students in 2019-2020.

IU Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Northwest are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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