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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$21,142 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,065 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 9th in Missouri. In fact, 2,156 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

The Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 13 schools in Missouri to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our analysis found Park University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Park University are $8,853 a year.

Park University also took the #4 spot in our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri rankings.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Northwest Missouri State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Missouri. Located in the remote town of Maryville, Northwest is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Northwest undergraduate students pay an average of $8,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 13 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Missouri State University - Springfield landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Missouri State are $8,294 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southeast Missouri State University is a great value for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Cape Girardeau, Southeast Missouri State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeast Missouri State University are $8,715 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Mizzou are $11,475 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Mizzou is ranked #2 for overall quality for social sciences in Missouri.

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University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMSL are $12,015 a year.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMKC are $11,271 per year.

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University of Central Missouri landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. UCM is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Warrensburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCM are $9,078 a year.

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#9

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

Webster University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, Webster is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Webster undergraduate students pay an average of $28,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

Lindenwood University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lindenwood University are $18,640 a year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,073
Minnesota 2,741
Iowa 1,455
South Dakota 262
Nebraska 833
North Dakota 194

Social Sciences Majors to Study

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
Anthropology 11,415
Criminology 11,039
Geography & Cartography 8,526
Other Social Sciences 2,414
Urban Studies 1,507
Sociology & Anthropology 541
Archeology 339
Demography & Population Studies 88

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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