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

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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society 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 science, technology and society 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 Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k

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

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

#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 #1 for the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 11 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Science, Technology & Society Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 19 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make more than $110k list, CU - Boulder has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k. Troy, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s science, tech and society degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

RPI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 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 RPI are $58,325.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make more than $110k list, Brown has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 58 masters’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make more than $110k list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Georgetown Science, Technology & Society Report

#6

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Cornell University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make more than $110k list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornell 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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