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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 3,216 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,306 and $27,810 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $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

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $48-$75k list, U-M has also earned the #3 rank 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

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

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #3 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $48-$75k list, UIUC has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’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 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

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

Ohio State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 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 Ohio State are $37,141.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. It awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

University of Michigan - Flint came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UM Flint is located in Flint, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree education students whose families make $48-$75k list, UM Flint 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 University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

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#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

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

Cleveland State University also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622.

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#5 in overall quality

The University of Findlay landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Findlay, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

Findlay also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Findlay are $17,407, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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