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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,981 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 679 degrees and certificates from an Idaho school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Idaho ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Idaho 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Boise State University the best value school in Idaho for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Boise State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boise.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Boise State are $9,638 a year.

Boise State also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Boise State University

#2

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho list. Located in the small city of Pocatello, ISU is a public school with a large student population.

ISU graduate students pay an average of $10,324 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

ISU also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho rankings.

Full Social Sciences at Idaho State University Report

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,516
Utah 2,405
Montana 368
Wyoming 253

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

Majors Similar 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 2 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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