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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

1 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$17,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mathematics & Computer Science is the 229th most popular major in the country with 1,134 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,850 and had an average of $21,473 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 291 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,850 and $21,583 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mathematics and computer science 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 mathematics and computer science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The math & compsci 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 Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree math & compsci students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Grand Valley State University is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s math and compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448.

Read full report on Mathematics & Computer Science at Grand Valley State University

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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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