2023 Best Value Colleges for Multicultural & Diversity Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

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 Multiculturalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 482 people earned their degree in multicultural and diversity studies, making the major the 305th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, multicultural and diversity studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,974 and had an average of $22,914 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 102 multicultural and diversity studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Multiculturalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in multicultural and diversity studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality multicultural and diversity 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 multicultural and diversity 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 Multiculturalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region multiculturalism students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Multicultural & Diversity Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

1

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Bowling Green, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$20,603 Average Net Price

$40,036 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Multiculturalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 8 ’s multiculturalism degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at BGSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $20,603 for Great Lakes Region Multiculturalism students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Multicultural & Diversity Studies Report

2

DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$32,328 Average Net Price

$49,846 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Multiculturalism Schools in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified ’s multiculturalism students in 2020-2021.

DePaul also made our “Best Multicultural & Diversity Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $32,328 for Great Lakes Region Multiculturalism students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend DePaul.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Multicultural & Diversity Studies at DePaul

• Best Value Colleges for Multicultural & Diversity Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Dillon White.