2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis is the 799th most popular major in the country with 361 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 29 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cultural studies/critical theory and analysis programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the cultural studies/critical theory and analysis program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #0 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456.

Full UC Irvine Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis (Income $0-$30k)

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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