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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society

6 Ranked Colleges
144 Degrees Awarded
$40,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master's

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 396th most popular in the United States.

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” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science, technology and society. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science, technology and society programs, but they also cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree science, tech & society students.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s list. Cornell 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 list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank 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 Cornell are $30,042.

Read more about 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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s science, tech and society students 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 University of Colorado Boulder

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drexel University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Drexel, the school also landed the #6 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 Drexel are $37,074.

Full Drexel University Science, Technology & Society Report

#5

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Georgetown University 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 also took the #1 spot 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.

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#6

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s list. 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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