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2022 Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 815 people earned their degree in area studies, other, making the major the 469th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 62 area studies, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 area studies, other graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality area studies, other programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area studies, other program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree area studies, other students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies, Other (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Area Studies, Other Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k list. UCSB is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 1 masters’s area studies, other degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree area studies, other students whose families make $30-$48k list, UCSB has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Area Studies, Other Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670.

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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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