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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
79 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master's 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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 103 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 79 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent adult and continuing education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #1 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also took the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’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 Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Indiana University - Bloomington

#2

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ball State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Muncie, Indiana, this large public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Ball State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Ball State

#3

Alverno College

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alverno College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Alverno is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 3 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $48-$75k list, Alverno has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’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 Alverno are $10,521.

Full Alverno Adult & Continuing Education Report

#4

Muskingum University

New Concord, Ohio
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Muskingum University landed the #4 spot on the list. Muskingum University is a small school located in New Concord, Ohio that handed out 9 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Muskingum also took the #3 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’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 Muskingum University are $10,260.

Full Muskingum Adult & Continuing Education Report

#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Cleveland State University is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 24 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’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 Adult & Continuing Education Report

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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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