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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
135 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 California, there were 112,019 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,678 and $19,082 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 135 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs and 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 / sciences and humanities program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in California

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Dominguez Hills landed the #1 spot on the list. CSUDH is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 12 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $30-$48k list, CSUDH has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUDH are $17,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. CSUN is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 19 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSUN, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN 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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. 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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary’s University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

MSMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. 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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#2 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s College of California landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Moraga, California. It awarded 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SMC are $33,509.

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#7

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#5 in overall quality

Dominican University of California landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DUofC, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University of California are $16,520, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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%.

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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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