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

5 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$26,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Women's Studies Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 519 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality women’s studies programs that also have a lower cost than 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 women’s studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 6 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at San Diego State University

#2

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Oregon State University is a public institution located in Corvallis, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State University are $28,121.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Oregon State University

#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSB also took the #2 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at UCSB

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree women’s studies students list, UW Seattle has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Women’s Studies at UW Seattle

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. UC Santa Cruz is a fairly large school located in Santa Cruz, California that handed out 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Women’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 University of California - Santa Cruz are $28,952.

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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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