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2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

9 Ranked Colleges
152 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,216 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 152 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

U-M also took the #3 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at U-M

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 24 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Purdue University - Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC General Education Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ohio State is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#7 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 #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UM Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#6 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Flint landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Flint are $18,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Flint General Education Report

#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree general education students whose families make $48-$75k list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Eastern Michigan University

#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Cleveland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Cleveland State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cleveland State University General Education Report

#5 in overall quality

The University of Findlay ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Findlay is a private not-for-profit institution located in Findlay, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Findlay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General Education Doctor’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 The University of Findlay are $17,407.

Read more about General Education at The University of Findlay

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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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