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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$31,970 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 47 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Missouri college or university. This makes it the #165 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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. 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.

Best Missouri Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$8,715 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southeast Missouri State University to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Missouri. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cape Girardeau.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 per year. Social Sciences majors at Southeast Missouri State University take out an average of $33,079 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$11,475 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mizzou are $11,475 per year.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri rankings.

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$12,015 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

UMSL undergraduate students pay an average of $12,015 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$7,762 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Missouri Southern State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri list. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the city of Joplin.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri Southern are $7,762 a year.

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#5

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO
$48,824 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

SLU undergraduate students pay an average of $48,824 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, SLU also did well on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$58,866 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general social sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

WUSTL undergraduate students pay an average of $58,866 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

WUSTL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Missouri list.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 60
Kansas 85
Iowa 36
Nebraska 243
North Dakota 24
South Dakota 24

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 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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