2023 Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, general education students earned 700 degrees and certificates from a Michigan school, making the subject the 4th in the state.
There are so many teaching programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.
The Best Value General Education Master's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Michigan to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan
Check out the education master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Education
Our 2023 rankings named Calvin University the best value school in Michigan for general education students working on their master’s degree. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Calvin are $11,880 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spring Arbor University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the small suburb of Spring Arbor, Spring Arbor is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spring Arbor are $8,383 per year.
Out of the 7 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the # 3 spot on the list. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Flint.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for general education students working on their master’s degree. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Michigan State graduate students pay an average of $19,714 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Michigan State also took the #1 spot in our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grand Valley State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the large suburb of Allendale, GVSU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GVSU are $17,904 a year.
GVSU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
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University of Michigan - Dearborn ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Located in the city of Dearborn, UM Dearborn is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UM Dearborn are $14,510 per year.
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.
U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan list.
Read full report on General Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Best Value General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value General Education Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Ohio | 706 |
Illinois | 453 |
Indiana | 502 |
Wisconsin | 515 |
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General Education Related Majors for Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of teaching programs to choose from.
Education Focus Areas
Major | Annual Graduates |
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General Education | 29,810 |
Majors Similar to Education
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
Educational Administration | 46,469 |
Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
Special Education | 36,792 |
Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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 KOKUYO.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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