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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
145 Degrees Awarded
$12,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Social Sciences is the 247th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 166 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 145 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UChicago has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $2,712 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UChicago.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW - Green Bay has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UW - Green Bay is $11,337 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 70 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $11,598 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Michigan University.

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#4

Kalamazoo College

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kalamazoo College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K College also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend K College is $13,393 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Social Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full K College Other Social Sciences Report

#5

Benedictine University

Lisle, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Benedictine University landed the #5 spot on the list. Benedictine University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lisle, Illinois. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Benedictine U has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Benedictine University is $22,862 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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