2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Mathematics & Computer Science is the 229th most popular major in the country with 1,134 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics and computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,850 and had an average of $21,473 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 291 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,850 and $21,583 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 mathematics and computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics and computer science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mathematics and computer science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Math & CompSci 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 math & compsci students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$17,448 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Math & CompSci Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Grand Valley State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Grand Valley State University is a public institution located in Allendale, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GVSU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mathematics & Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GVSU are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mathematics & Computer Science at Grand Valley State University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics & Computer Science (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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