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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts general studies students received their degree, making the major the 1st most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 141,804 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,459 and $16,691 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts general studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts general studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 liberal arts general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Carson, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

CSUDH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUDH are $17,884, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full California State University - Dominguez Hills Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northridge, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

CSUN also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SDSU is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 13 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SDSU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFSU is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 5 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SFSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Oregon State is located in Corvallis, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

Oregon State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 11 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General 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 SMC are $33,509.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Saint Mary’s College of California

#7

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

MSMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General 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 Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612.

Full Mount Saint Mary’s University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#8

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#5 in overall quality

Dominican University of California did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. DUofC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Rafael, California. It awarded 9 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DUofC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General 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 DUofC are $16,520.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Dominican University of California

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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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