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2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s

11 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Social Science Teacher Education is the 544th most popular major in the country with 536 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 social science teacher education graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social science teacher education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social science teacher education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the social science teacher education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree social science teacher education students.

Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Science Teacher Education

#1

Western Governors University

Salt Lake City, Utah
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Governors University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified masters’s social science teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WGU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Governors University are $7,790, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Governors University Social Science Teacher Education Report

#2

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Canyon University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s. Grand Canyon University is a large school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 57 masters’s social science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Grand Canyon University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Canyon University are $11,436, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Social Science Teacher Education at Grand Canyon University

#3

William Carey University

Hattiesburg, Mississippi
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William Carey University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s. William Carey University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

William Carey University also made our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at William Carey University are $11,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full William Carey University Social Science Teacher Education Report

#4

Manhattanville College

Purchase, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Manhattanville College landed the #4 spot on the list. Purchase, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social science teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Manhattanville also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Manhattanville are $17,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Manhattanville College Social Science Teacher Education Report

#5

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Truman State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s. Truman State University is a small school located in Kirksville, Missouri that handed out 7 masters’s social science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Truman State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Science Teacher Education at Truman State

#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

University of Northern Iowa came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 12 masters’s social science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI also took the #5 spot in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNI are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Northern Iowa Social Science Teacher Education Report

#7

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, DePaul University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s social science teacher education students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree social science teacher education students list, DePaul has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DePaul University Social Science Teacher Education Report

#8

Mississippi College

Clinton, Mississippi
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s list. MC is a small school located in Clinton, Mississippi that handed out 2 masters’s social science teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree social science teacher education students list, MC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi College are $12,322.

Full MC Social Science Teacher Education Report

#6 in overall quality

University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s ranking. USF Tampa is located in Tampa, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.

USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Science Teacher Education at USF Tampa

#10

University of North Georgia

Dahlonega, Georgia
#11 in overall quality

University of North Georgia ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s list. Dahlonega, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social science teacher education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UNG not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNG are $18,354, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Science Teacher Education at University of North Georgia

#11

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Social Science Teacher Education Schools for a Master’s list. Stanford University is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s social science teacher education degrees to qualified students.

Stanford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Science Teacher Education Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford are $55,011, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stanford University Social Science Teacher Education Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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