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2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 $48-$75k” 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.

This year’s “Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree project management students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Project Management (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Platteville landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Platteville, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified masters’s project management students in 2019-2020.

UW - Platteville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 University of Wisconsin - Platteville Project Management Report

#2

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#1 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 36 degrees to qualified masters’s project management students 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Project Management at Central Michigan University

#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 $48-$75k list. Lewis is a private not-for-profit institution located in Romeoville, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree project management students whose families make $48-$75k list, Lewis has also earned the #5 rank 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 more about Project Management at Lewis University

#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 #4 for the Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Marion, Indiana. It awarded 53 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree project management students whose families make $48-$75k list, IWU has also earned the #2 rank 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 Indiana Wesleyan University - National & Global

#5

Elmhurst University

Elmhurst, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Elmhurst University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Elmhurst University is a small school located in Elmhurst, Illinois that handed out 4 masters’s project management degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Elmhurst, the school also landed the #3 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 Elmhurst are $32,300.

Read more about Project Management at Elmhurst University

#6

Cornerstone University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Cornerstone University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Project Management Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Cornerstone is a private not-for-profit institution located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 19 masters’s 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 University are $14,710, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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