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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

2 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

Industrial Design is the 290th most popular major in the country with 1,879 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 407 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 industrial design graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in industrial design. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent industrial design programs, but they also 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 industrial design program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The product design 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 Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree product design students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Industrial Design (Income $75-$110k) in the Great Lakes Region

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large public school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 4 masters’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Industrial Design 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 UIC are $27,036.

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#2

College for Creative Studies

Detroit, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College for Creative Studies. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Product Design Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. CCS is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 8 masters’s product design degrees in 2019-2020.

CCS also took the #1 spot in our “Best Industrial Design Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at College for Creative Studies are $49,655, 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

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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