2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Michigan

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General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Michigan, there were 231 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,667 and $25,528 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 general social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Michigan

#1

University of Michigan - Flint

Flint, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$18,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Flint, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Flint General Social Sciences Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan

$37,056 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Michigan For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in East Lansing, Michigan, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State University are $37,056.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income Over $110k)

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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