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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

2 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$25,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 14,373 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,542 and $14,870 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in Michigan

#1

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Dearborn. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Michigan - Dearborn is a medium-sized school located in Dearborn, Michigan that handed out 2 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UM Dearborn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Dearborn are $25,072, 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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