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2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

Project Management is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 3,713 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in project management. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality project management 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 project management program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. 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 $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Platteville is a medium-sized public school situated in Platteville, Wisconsin. It awarded 65 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Platteville are $18,226, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Platteville Project Management Report

#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 $30-$48k. Mount Pleasant, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s project management degrees to 36 students in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Central Michigan University Project Management Report

#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Lewis University is located in Romeoville, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Lewis, the school also landed 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 University are $14,780.

Read more about Project Management at Lewis University

#4

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Elmhurst University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Elmhurst University is located in Elmhurst, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s project management degrees to qualified students.

Elmhurst also took the #3 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Elmhurst University are $32,300, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Project Management at Elmhurst

#2 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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Marion, Indiana, and it awarded 53 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IWU are $11,977, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on 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 $30-$48k 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornerstone, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Project Management Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornerstone are $14,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornerstone Project Management Report

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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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