2022 Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 361 people earned their degree in cultural studies and analysis, making the major the 312th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, cultural studies and analysis graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $19,600 and had an average of $27,571 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 cultural studies and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in cultural studies and analysis. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cultural studies and analysis programs and 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 and analysis program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies & Analysis

#1

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$22,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #1 spot on the list. California Institute of Integral Studies is a small school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 4 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CIIS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California Institute of Integral Studies are $22,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CIIS Cultural Studies & Analysis Report

#2

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,066 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s culture studies students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville also made our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cultural Studies & Analysis at Texas A&M Kingsville

#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s. Arizona State University - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048.

Full ASU - Tempe Cultural Studies & Analysis Report

#4

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Irvine, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s culture studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cultural Studies & Analysis at UC Irvine

#5

University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Bothell, Washington

#5 in overall quality

$30,198 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$35,060 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s. Bothell, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s culture studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell also took the #5 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” 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.

Read full report on Cultural Studies & Analysis at UW Bothell

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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