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

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 $75-$110k” 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 $75-$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.

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. 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 colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $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. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 15 masters’s science, tech and society 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 are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brown Science, Technology & Society Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. 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 $75-$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 are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell Science, Technology & Society Report

#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 $75-$110k. Georgetown University 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.

Georgetown also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Georgetown

#5 in overall quality

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, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students 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.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. RPI is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 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 $75-$110k list, RPI has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. 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.

In addition to being on our master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $75-$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 CU - Boulder are $32,980, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at CU - Boulder

#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 $75-$110k ranking. Drexel University is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

Drexel also took the #6 spot 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.

Read full report on 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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