2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,491 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 247th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 166 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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 $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences 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 other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) 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 $0-$30k 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan

$26,552 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Ypsilanti, Michigan. It awarded 1 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Eastern Michigan University

#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 $0-$30k list. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Northeastern Illinois University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (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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