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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Sciences

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. 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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#2

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

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 fairly large public school located in the small city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $11,329 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #4 for overall quality for social sciences in Indiana.

Full Social Sciences at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Indiana. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUPUI are $10,389 per year.

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#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per 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.

Full Social Sciences at University of Notre Dame Report

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools 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

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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