2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Indiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across Indiana, there were 1,730 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 17 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts 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 liberal arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $30-$48k) in Indiana

#1

Indiana University - Northwest

Gary, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Northwest. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k. IU Northwest is a small school located in Gary, Indiana that handed out 3 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Northwest did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Northwest are $18,275.

Full IU Northwest Liberal Arts Report

#2

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$18,275 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Indiana University - South Bend is a small school located in South Bend, Indiana that handed out 12 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - South Bend also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Indiana University - South Bend Liberal Arts Report

#3

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana

$20,039 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in Indiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Indiana landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USI also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at USI are $20,039, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at University of Southern Indiana

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $30-$48k)

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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