2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Indiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
Social Sciences is one of the most popular subjects to study in Indiana. With 2,941 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 10th out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana 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.
Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the best value school in Indiana for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $9,992 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Purdue not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.
Ball State graduate students pay an average of $10,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ball State also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Indiana. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.
IU Bloomington also took the #4 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana rankings.
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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 4 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 5 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Notre Dame are $58,662 a year.
Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list.
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Request InformationBest Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 4,213 |
| Ohio | 4,915 |
| Illinois | 5,866 |
| Wisconsin | 3,504 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| 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 5 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).
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