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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$39,947 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,813 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #153 in the country. In fact 745 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$22,810 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.

Full General Social Sciences at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Michigan State University is a great value for general social sciences students. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $41,290 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Full General Social Sciences at Michigan State University Report

$19,876 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $19,876 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Case Western Reserve University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general social sciences students. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Case Western undergraduate students pay an average of $54,532 in tuition and fees each year.

Case Western also claimed a spot on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full General Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University Report

#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general social sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

UChicago undergraduate students pay an average of $60,963 in tuition and fees each year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Illinois 185
Ohio 24
Indiana 1

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General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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