2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
General Social Sciences is the #55 most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $17,712 in tuition and fees each 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 #2 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.
Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $28,818 in tuition and fees each 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 #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great value for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in the Great Lakes Region .
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Request InformationBest General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 230 |
| Ohio | 85 |
| Illinois | 196 |
| Indiana | 8 |
| Wisconsin | 42 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Social Sciences
| 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 4 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).
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