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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,585 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$52,218 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 18,997 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Far Western US Region 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.

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 General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Chico the best value school in the Far Western US Region for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Chico State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chico.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Chico State are $18,802 per year.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at California State University - Chico

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - San Bernardino is a great value for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of San Bernardino, CSUSB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUSB are $18,151 a year.

Full General Social Sciences at California State University - San Bernardino Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Humboldt State University is a great value for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 9,314
Washington 518
Oregon 614
Nevada 32
Hawaii 134
Alaska 21

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

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 3 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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