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2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
183 Degrees Awarded
$18,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master'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 has developed its “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,713 people earned their degree in project management, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 377 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 183 project management graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in project management. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent project management programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the project management program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree project management students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Platteville

Platteville, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. UW - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 65 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville also took the #4 spot in our “Best Project Management 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 UW - Platteville are $18,226.

Read more about Project Management at University of Wisconsin - Platteville

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Central Michigan University is a public institution located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan also took the #1 spot in our “Best Project Management 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 Central Michigan University are $19,359.

Read more about Project Management at Central Michigan

#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lewis University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lewis University is a medium-sized school located in Romeoville, Illinois that handed out 5 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

Lewis also took the #5 spot in our “Best Project Management 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 Lewis are $14,780.

Read full report on Project Management at Lewis University

#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Elmhurst, Illinois, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s project management students in 2019-2020.

Elmhurst also made our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Elmhurst are $32,300.

Full Elmhurst University Project Management Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 53 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

IWU also made our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977.

Read more about Project Management at IWU

#6

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Cornerstone University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 19 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornerstone did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Project Management at Cornerstone University

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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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