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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Michigan

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$14,884 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

Social Sciences is the #12 most popular major in Michigan with 441 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.

The Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Michigan to see which programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Michigan

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI
$15,966 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for social sciences students. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Michigan State are $15,966 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in Michigan.

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$17,193 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Michigan. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at U-M are $17,193 a year.

U-M did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in Michigan list.

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#3

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI
$13,094 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Michigan. Central Michigan is a large public school located in the town of Mount Pleasant.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Michigan are $13,094 a year.

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$15,500 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Michigan list. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$13,434 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WMU is a large public school located in the city of Kalamazoo.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WMU are $13,434 a year.

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#6

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI
$15,199 Average Tuition & Fees

Wayne State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social sciences programs. Wayne State is a very large public school located in the large city of Detroit.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wayne State are $15,199 a year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Ohio 575
Wisconsin 518

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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