2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,596 people earned their degree in American U.S. studies, making the major the 309th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 468 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in American U.S. studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American U.S. studies 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 American U.S. studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree united states studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

California State University - Fullerton

Fullerton, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Fullerton landed the #1 spot on the list. Fullerton, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s United States studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Cal State Fullerton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Fullerton are $17,892.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at California State University - Fullerton

#2

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$48,715 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on American U.S. Studies at USC

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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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