2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Missouri State University the best value school in the Plains States Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Northwest is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Maryville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwest are $7,064 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Dakota State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at North Dakota State University are $12,028 per year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Webster University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Webster are $13,500 a year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Missouri State University - Springfield is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.
Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, Bellevue University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Bellevue, Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Bellevue University graduate students pay an average of $11,730 in tuition and fees each year.
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Lindenwood University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Lindenwood University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Saint Charles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Lindenwood University are $9,784 a year.
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University of Northern Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNI are $21,201 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNI is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
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With a ranking of #9, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.
UND graduate students pay an average of $18,968 in tuition and fees each year.
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Creighton University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Creighton are $19,096 per year.
Creighton excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list.
Request InformationBest Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Kansas | 1,073 |
| Minnesota | 2,741 |
| Iowa | 1,455 |
| South Dakota | 262 |
| Missouri | 2,156 |
| Nebraska | 833 |
| North Dakota | 194 |
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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 Related Majors
| 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 25 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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