2022 Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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African Studies is the 823rd most popular major in the country with 246 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 66 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in African studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent African studies 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 African studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree african studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 2 masters’s African studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on African Studies at UIUC

#2

Ohio University - Athens Campus

Athens, Ohio

#1 in overall quality

$17,712 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Athens, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s African studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

OHIO Athens did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best African Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio University - Athens Campus are $17,712, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full OHIO Athens African Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income $0-$30k)

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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