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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$7,717 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 2,405 degrees and certificates from an Utah school, making the subject the 6th in the state.

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

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Utah to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Utah 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. 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Utah

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

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

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Utah. U of U is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U of U are $8,068 a year.

U of U did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list.

Full Social Sciences at University of Utah Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Utah list. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

USU graduate students pay an average of $7,366 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, USU is ranked #5 for overall quality for social sciences in Utah.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Utah State University

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 3,516
Montana 368
Idaho 679
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

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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