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

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

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Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts general studies 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 liberal arts general studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income Over $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 Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a public institution located in Carson, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make more than $110k list, CSUDH has also earned the #7 rank 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills are $17,884.

Full CSUDH Liberal Arts General Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #2 spot on the 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 liberal arts degrees to qualified students.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. San Diego State University 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

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Mount Saint Mary’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

MSMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Saint Mary’s University are $12,612, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #5 spot on the list. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make more than $110k list, SFSU has also earned the #6 rank 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 San Francisco State University are $17,944.

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#6

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Oregon State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Corvallis, Oregon, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Moraga, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree liberal arts students whose families make more than $110k list, SMC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMC are $33,509, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#5 in overall quality

Dominican University of California ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Liberal Arts Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making Over $110k list. DUofC is a small school located in San Rafael, California that handed out 9 masters’s liberal arts degrees in 2019-2020.

DUofC also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at DUofC are $16,520, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full DUofC Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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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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