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2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 38,838 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Liberal Studies 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#7 in overall quality

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 the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Indiana University - Northwest is a public institution located in Gary, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Northwest also took the #7 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Northwest are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Oakland is a public institution located in Rochester Hills, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 12 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Indiana University - South Bend, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts 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 - South Bend are $18,275.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 2 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Dearborn also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UM Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Southern Indiana. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region master’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $48-$75k list, USI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts 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 USI are $20,039.

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#6

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

Western Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WIU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts 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 Western Illinois University are $11,996.

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#7

North Central College

Naperville, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, North Central College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Naperville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at North Central College are $15,822, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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