2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society School for You
Science, Technology & Society is the #235 most popular major in the country with 1,095 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for science, tech and society students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Science, Technology & Society Schools
Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best value school for science, technology and society students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Stanford undergraduate students pay an average of $56,169 in tuition and fees each year.
Stanford also made our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools list, coming in at #3.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for science, technology and society students. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent programs at Farmingdale State College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best science, technology and society schools in the United States. SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Farmingdale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are $18,486 per year. The average amount in student loans that science, tech and society majors at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale take out is $17,500.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means James Madison University is a great value for science, technology and society students. JMU is a very large public school located in the small city of Harrisonburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at JMU are $29,564 a year. On average, science, tech and society graduates from JMU take out $25,250 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $285.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, JMU also is in the top 10% of our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Cal Poly Pomona undergraduate students pay an average of $19,319 in tuition and fees each year.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, MIT is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
MIT undergraduate students pay an average of $55,878 in tuition and fees each year.
MIT not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools list.
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San Francisco State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value science, technology and society programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $19,184 per year.
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Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for science, technology and society students. It came in at #8 on the list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Oklahoma undergraduate students pay an average of $25,116 in tuition and fees each year.
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North Carolina State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value science, technology and society programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
NC State undergraduate students pay an average of $29,916 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, science, tech and society majors at NC State accumulate an average of around $24,000 in student debt.
NC State also claimed a spot on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Majors Related to Science, Tech & Society
One of 44 majors within the area of study, science, technology and society has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Science, Tech & Society
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 30,075 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 26 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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