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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k)

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 $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k)

#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 $30-$48k. Providence, Rhode Island 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 15 students in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list. 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

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 University are $53,591.

Full Georgetown University Science, Technology & Society Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 19 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at CU - Boulder

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Science, Technology & Society Report

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Troy, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

RPI also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at RPI

#7

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Drexel University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k 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.

In addition to being on our master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k list, Drexel has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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