2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
General Education is the #40 most popular major in Michigan with 700 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Calvin University the best value school in Michigan for general education students working on their master’s degree. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Calvin are $11,880 per year.
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Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Spring Arbor University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Spring Arbor graduate students pay an average of $8,383 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Flint helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Michigan. UM Flint is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Flint.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.
Michigan State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.
GVSU also made our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #5.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $14,510 per year.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general education programs. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.
U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.
Request InformationBest Value General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Ohio | 706 |
| Illinois | 453 |
| Indiana | 502 |
| Wisconsin | 515 |
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General Education Related Majors for Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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