2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You
Sociology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for sociology 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools
Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Jose State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $18,790 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, San Jose State also did well on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.
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Out of the 26 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 per year.
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University of California - Irvine ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.
UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $28,458 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.
UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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California State University - Sacramento came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 a year.
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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNR are $22,380 a year.
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California State University - Northridge came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 a year.
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Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 15,498 |
| Washington | 650 |
| Oregon | 341 |
| Nevada | 120 |
| Hawaii | 96 |
| Alaska | 5 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Sociology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos.
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