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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$29,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Applied Economics is the 497th most popular major in the country with 652 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 80 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 66 applied economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in applied economics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality applied economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the applied economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The applied economics 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 Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

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Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree applied economics students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Applied Economics (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 46 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548.

Full U-M Applied Economics Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Whitewater. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Whitewater, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s applied economics students in 2019-2020.

UW - Whitewater not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Whitewater are $19,200, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Applied Economics Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s applied economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s applied economics degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Applied Economics 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 Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Applied Economics Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Milwaukee, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s applied economics degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

Marquette also took the #2 spot in our “Best Applied Economics Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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

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  • *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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