2022 Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s in California

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Cultural Studies & Analysis is the 312th most popular major in the country with 361 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

Across California, there were 29 cultural studies 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 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 and analysis programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the cultural studies and analysis program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Cultural Studies & Analysis Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s in California” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s in California

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree culture studies students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies & Analysis in California

#1

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

#1 in overall quality

$22,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Culture Studies Schools for a Master’s in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in San Francisco, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s culture studies students in 2019-2020.

CIIS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Cultural Studies & Analysis 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 Institute of Integral Studies are $22,188.

Full CIIS Cultural Studies & Analysis Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies & Analysis in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies & Analysis

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to AngMoKio.

Featured History Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >