2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 361 people earned their degree in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis, making the major the 799th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 56 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 34 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cultural studies/critical theory and analysis programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cultural studies/critical theory and analysis 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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The cultural studies/critical theory and analysis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region”.

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Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis in the Far Western US Region

#1

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$22,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

CIIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188.

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#2

University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Bothell, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$30,198 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Bothell, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Bothell Campus are $30,198, 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%.

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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