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Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Arizona

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Arizona

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,524 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,477 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 3,347 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Arizona ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Arizona to see which 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.

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.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences

$2,700 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Arizona Western College to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Arizona. Located in the city of Yuma, AWC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

AWC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,700 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,818 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Skysong is a great value for social sciences students. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $10,818 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, social sciences majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $24,425 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $319, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

ASU - Skysong did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in Arizona list.

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$11,348 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Arizona list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tempe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 per year. Social Sciences majors at ASU - Tempe take out an average of $24,425 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $319, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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$11,527 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northern Arizona University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Arizona. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NAU are $11,527 per year. While working on their degree, social sciences majors at NAU accumulate an average of around $20,746 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $344, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ
$12,404 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Arizona list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year. On average, social sciences graduates from University of Arizona take out $23,188 in student loans while working on their degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $350.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 8,901
New Mexico 831
Oklahoma 1,373

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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