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

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Labor & Industrial Relations is the 296th most popular major in the country with 1,903 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 274 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 213 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in labor and industrial relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great labor and industrial relations programs and 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 labor and industrial relations program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 138 diplomas to qualified masters’s labor relations students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations 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 UIUC are $30,083.

Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at UIUC

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

#2 in overall quality

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 56 masters’s labor relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056.

Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at Michigan State

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan

$37,215 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Wayne State is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #0 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State University are $37,215, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Wayne State University Labor & Industrial Relations Report

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

#3 in overall quality

$17,622 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland State University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s labor relations degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at Cleveland State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations (Income $0-$30k)

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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