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2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$17,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #18 most popular major in Michigan with 335 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Michigan ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Michigan to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education 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. 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.

2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Education

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Flint to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Michigan. UM Flint is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Flint.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UM Flint are $12,681 a year.

Full General Education at University of Michigan - Flint Report

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 Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Dearborn is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized 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.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

U-M graduate students pay an average of $25,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Full General Education at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 363
Ohio 434
Indiana 247
Wisconsin 261

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Education

Related Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784

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 KOKUYO.

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