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2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 73 people earned their degree in demography and population studies, making the major the 338th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, demography and population studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in demography and population studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent demography and population studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the demography and population studies 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 Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree population studies students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies (With Aid)

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s population studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707.

Full Florida State Demography & Population Studies Report

#2

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Princeton, New Jersey. It awarded 3 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Princeton University Demography & Population Studies Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456.

Full UC Irvine Demography & Population Studies Report

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s population studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree population studies students with aid list, UPenn has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at University of Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s population studies students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also made our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at University of California - Berkeley

#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

University of San Francisco landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s population studies students in 2019-2020.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of San Francisco Demography & Population Studies 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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