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2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$15,201 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,291 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education

#1

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Our analysis found Calvin University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Michigan. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids.

Calvin graduate students pay an average of $11,880 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Spring Arbor University

Spring Arbor, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Spring Arbor University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 per year.

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Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 3 spot on the list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Flint are $12,681 per year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Grand Valley State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Michigan. Located in the suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.

GVSU graduate students pay an average of $17,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GVSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Read full report on General Education at Grand Valley State University

With a ranking of #6, University of Michigan - Dearborn did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-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 came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $25,230 per year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

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Best 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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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