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

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Michigan, there were 5,493 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree liberal studies students.

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

#1

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$25,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at UM Dearborn

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$24,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oakland University is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts 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 Oakland University are $24,648.

Read more about Liberal Arts at Oakland

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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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