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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k) in California

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 $48-$75k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. 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 $48-$75k” 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.

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

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k) in California

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k. Carson, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

CSUDH also took the #6 spot 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 be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 California State University - Northridge are $17,955.

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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 $48-$75k. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

SDSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SDSU are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. 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 also took the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Saint Mary’s College of California is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” 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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#6

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $48-$75k list, MSMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSMU are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#5 in overall quality

Dominican University of California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. DUofC is a small school located in San Rafael, California that handed out 9 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

DUofC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University of California are $16,520, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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  • *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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