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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$14,901 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,803 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 230 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general social sciences is the #95 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Grand Valley State University the best value school in Michigan for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

GVSU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,900 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at GVSU take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,099. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $242.

GVSU also claimed a spot on our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full General Social Sciences at Grand Valley State University Report

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 General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at U-M are $17,193 per year.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the 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 $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences graduates from Michigan State carry an average student debtload of $29,667. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $430.

Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.

Full General Social Sciences at Michigan State University Report

#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Michigan are $13,094 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a large student population.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general social sciences programs. UM Dearborn is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Dearborn.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UM Dearborn are $13,816 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences graduates from UM Dearborn carry an average student debtload of $34,709.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Michigan - Dearborn Report

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 85
Illinois 196
Indiana 8
Wisconsin 42

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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