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

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In 2019-2020, 2,491 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,168 and had an average of $25,972 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 166 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,733 and $26,865 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other social sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 other social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee is a public institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

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#3

Northeastern Illinois University

Chicago, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$17,032 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern Illinois University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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