2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 119,619 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts at San Diego State University

#2

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California

#1 in overall quality

$33,509 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #2 spot on the list. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 11 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts 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 Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at SMC

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (With Aid)

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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