2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
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Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.
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 Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 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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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid
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 Getting Aid.
Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Northwest landed the #1 spot on the list. Gary, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 3 students 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - South Bend. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. South Bend, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
Indiana University - South Bend did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Oakland University is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a public institution located in Dearborn, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UM Dearborn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Indiana. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Evansville, Indiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USI, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USI are $20,039, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Western Illinois University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. WIU is a medium-sized public school situated in Macomb, Illinois. It awarded 1 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.
WIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #7, Union Institute & University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
Union also made our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Union are $16,868, but some majors have different tuition rates.
North Central College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. North Central College is located in Naperville, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.
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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Central are $15,822.
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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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