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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $75-$110k)

7 Ranked Colleges
144 Degrees Awarded
$42,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Science, Technology & Society is the 225th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 144 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science, technology and society. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science, technology and society programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Brown

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Cornell University

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #3 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s science, tech and society degrees to 58 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

Full Georgetown Science, Technology & Society Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 11 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #5 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Full ASU - Tempe Science, Technology & Society Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at RPI

#4 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s science, tech and society degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also took the #4 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Full CU - Boulder Science, Technology & Society Report

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Drexel University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Drexel University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 3 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Drexel Science, Technology & Society Report

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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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