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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

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 $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Science, Technology & Society is the 396th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” 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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The science, tech & society 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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brown University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Providence, Rhode Island. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #2 spot 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.

Full Brown University Science, Technology & Society Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 58 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Georgetown University are $53,591.

Full Georgetown University Science, Technology & Society Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 4 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at ASU - Tempe

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 masters’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

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

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at University of Colorado Boulder

With a ranking of #6, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 2 masters’s science, tech and society degrees 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 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Drexel is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Drexel also took the #6 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Drexel University

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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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