2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Programming is the 121st most popular major in the country with 10,756 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer programming graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $45,886 and had an average of $26,222 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 498 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,100 and $23,462 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 19 computer programming graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer programming. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer programming 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 computer programming program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in Michigan (With Aid)

#1

University of Michigan - Dearborn

Dearborn, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$25,072 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Computer Programming at UM Dearborn

#2

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

$20,047 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Programming Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Getting Aid list. Detroit Mercy is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Detroit, Michigan. It awarded 6 masters’s programming degrees in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Computer Programming Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Detroit Mercy are $20,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Detroit Mercy Computer Programming Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Programming (With Aid)

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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