2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Education Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,216 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 249 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,508 and $17,812 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 general education program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree general education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$5,397 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ivy Tech Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 204 associates’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ivy Tech Community College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,397 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Ivy Tech Community College.

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#2

Stark State College

North Canton, Ohio

#2 in overall quality

$6,491 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stark State College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for an Associate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in North Canton, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s general education students in 2019-2020.

Stark State College also made our “Best General Education Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Stark State College is $6,491 for Great Lakes Region Associate Degree General Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General Education at Stark State College

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General Education (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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