2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 421 people earned their degree in Native American studies, making the major the 578th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 157 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Native American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Native American studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Native American studies 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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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

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

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Native American Studies at University of California - Los Angeles

#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. University of California - Davis is located in Davis, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s American Indian studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Davis also made our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700.

Read more about Native American Studies at UC Davis

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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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