Science, Technology & Societymaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #226 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
College Factual reviewed 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of science, technology & society. Combined, these schools handed out 136 master's degrees in science, technology & society to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on science, technology & society students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - How many other science, technology & society students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How much debt science, technology & society students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized science, technology & society related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for science, technology & society students working on their master's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Science, Technology & Society Master's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Science, Technology & Society in the United States
The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in science, technology & society.
Top Schools for a Master's in Science, Tech & Society
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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.