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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$12,665 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, social sciences was ranked 9th in Minnesota. In fact, 2,741 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Minnesota to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Minnesota 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Minnesota

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in Minnesota for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

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#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Saint Cloud State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Minnesota. Located in the city of Saint Cloud, St. Cloud State University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $19,494 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UMN Twin Cities did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Minnesota list.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 1,073
Iowa 1,455
South Dakota 262
Missouri 2,156
Nebraska 833
North Dakota 194

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 3 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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