2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, science, technology and society was ranked #235 in the country. In fact 1,095 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for science, tech and society students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Science, Technology & Society Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Science, Technology & Society

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, WI

39 Degrees

#8 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$38,608 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for science, technology and society students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.

UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI

8 Degrees

#7 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$55,097 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

7 Degrees

#19 in Quality in the Great Lakes Region

$41,290 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Michigan State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.

Michigan State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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