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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$26,216 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,934 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other social sciences was ranked #167 in the country. In fact 532 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for other 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.

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

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

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

$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee to be the best value school for other social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UWM are $21,475 per year.

Full Other Social Sciences at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

$22,155 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern Illinois University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $22,155 per year.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Northeastern Illinois University

#3

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 4 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Michigan State undergraduate students pay an average of $41,290 in tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Michigan State University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great value for other social sciences students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ohio State are $35,019 a year.

Full Other Social Sciences at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 10
Illinois 1
Ohio 1
Wisconsin 16

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

Majors Similar to Other Social Sciences

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 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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