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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$38,336 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,963 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other social sciences was ranked #184 in the country. In fact 2,414 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Social Sciences

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN
$14,148 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Capella University the best value school in the Plains States Region for other social sciences students. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Capella University are $14,148 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for other social sciences students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year.

Mizzou also claimed a spot on our Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$30,570 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 Other Social Sciences Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMSL are $30,570 per year.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN
$46,221 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Hamline University is a great value for other social sciences students. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Hamline undergraduate students pay an average of $46,221 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best other social sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 14
Minnesota 82
Kansas 8
Iowa 16
Nebraska 22

Other 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
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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