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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

2 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$27,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 231 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,667 and $25,528 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 general social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences 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 University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Social Sciences 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 Michigan State are $37,056.

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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%.

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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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