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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid

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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree education students with aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the 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 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue are $28,794.

Full Purdue University - Main Campus General Education Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UIUC General Education Report

#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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 12 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at U-M

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Flint. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Flint, Michigan, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also took the #6 spot 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.

Read full report on General Education at UM Flint

#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 Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at University of Michigan - Dearborn

#6

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. 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.

In addition to being on our great lakes region doctor’s degree education students with aid 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 are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Eastern Michigan

With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 63 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus General Education Report

#8

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

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.

Read full report on General Education at Cleveland State University

#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 Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Findlay, Ohio, 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 with aid list, Findlay has also earned the #5 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 The University of Findlay are $17,407.

Read more about General Education at 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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