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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$14,901 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,374 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$13,900 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GVSU are $13,900 a year. On average, social sciences graduates from GVSU take out $28,283 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $242.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, GVSU also is in the top 15% of our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan ranking.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $17,193 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

U-M not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan list.

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#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

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 city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $15,966 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Social Sciences majors at Michigan State take out an average of $29,944 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $430.

Michigan State also made our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #4.

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#4

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly 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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$13,816 Average Tuition & Fees

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

UM Dearborn undergraduate students pay an average of $13,816 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at UM Dearborn take out is $32,854.

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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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