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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$26,726 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,218 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned a degree or certificate in general social sciences, making the major the #55 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, NE

Our analysis found Bellevue University to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Bellevue University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Bellevue.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bellevue University are $11,730 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. The Citadel is a small public school located in the city of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Citadel are $18,540 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Citadel also is in the top 20% of our Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#3

Mercer University

Macon, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Mercer is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Macon.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 a year.

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#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Montclair State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 24 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.

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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Edinboro are $17,835 a year.

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#7

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #7, Towson University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Towson is a fairly large public school located in the city of Towson.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Towson are $19,890 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Towson is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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#8

Troy University

Troy, AL

Troy University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools ranking. TROY is a fairly large public school located in the town of Troy.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TROY are $17,100 per year.

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California State University - Chico ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Chico, Chico State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Chico State graduate students pay an average of $18,802 in tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general social sciences programs. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Johns Hopkins is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools list.

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General Social Sciences by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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).

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