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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

8 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value IT Schools for a Master's in Michigan 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Information Technology is the 46th most popular major in the country with 38,958 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, information technology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,044 and had an average of $25,781 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 692 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,845 and $19,531 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 information technology graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in information technology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent information technology programs, but they also 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 information technology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The it school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan master’s degree it students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Information Technology (Income $48-$75k) in Michigan

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan Technological University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Houghton, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s IT degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Michigan Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan Technological University are $21,996, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Michigan Tech Information Technology Report

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oakland University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Oakland is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. 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 more about Information Technology at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#4

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ferris State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. Ferris is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s IT degrees in 2019-2020.

Ferris not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ferris are $7,908, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

University of Detroit Mercy

Detroit, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Detroit Mercy. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Detroit Mercy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Detroit Mercy are $20,047.

Read full report on Information Technology at Detroit Mercy

#6

Baker College

Owosso, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Baker College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Owosso, Michigan, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

Baker College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Baker College are $12,710.

Read more about Information Technology at Baker College

#7

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Western Michigan University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s IT students in 2019-2020.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WMU Information Technology Report

#8

Davenport University

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Davenport University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value IT Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #8. Davenport University is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s IT degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Davenport University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Information Technology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Davenport University are $16,636.

Full Davenport University Information Technology 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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