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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Humanities is the 31st most popular major in the country with 23,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 17,137 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Humanities 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 humanities students.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Far Western US Region

#1

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$12,612 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. Mount Saint Mary’s University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 10 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MSMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities 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 Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612.

Read more about Humanities at Mount Saint Mary’s University

#2

California State University - Northridge

Northridge, California

#2 in overall quality

$17,955 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Northridge is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

CSUN also took the #2 spot in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSUN Humanities Report

#3

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California

#3 in overall quality

$16,520 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University of California landed the #3 spot on the list. Dominican University of California is located in San Rafael, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

DUofC also took the #3 spot in our “Best Humanities 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 Dominican University of California are $16,520.

Read full report on Humanities at DUofC

#4

California State University - Dominguez Hills

Carson, California

#4 in overall quality

$17,884 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 12 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Dominguez Hills are $17,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Humanities at CSUDH

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities

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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