2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master'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.
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 Michigan to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $19,714 per year.
Michigan State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Eastern Michigan graduate students pay an average of $16,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 |
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General Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 2 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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