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

8 Ranked Colleges
277 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education 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. 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 Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k” 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 35th most popular in the United States. 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 Michigan, there were 722 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,600 and $28,669 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 277 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

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

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 119 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #2 spot on the list. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 31 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #3 spot on the list. UM Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Education 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 University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202.

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#4

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Allendale, Michigan, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified masters’s education students in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Aquinas College Michigan

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Aquinas College Michigan. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k. Aquinas College Michigan is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Aquinas College Michigan, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Aquinas College Michigan are $11,184, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan

Central Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 2 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Central Michigan, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan University are $19,359, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

Michigan State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Michigan State University is a large school located in East Lansing, Michigan that handed out 39 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Calvin University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $48-$75k list. Calvin is a small school located in Grand Rapids, Michigan that handed out 16 masters’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Calvin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Calvin University are $29,180, 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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