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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies

7 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$36,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Population Studies 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. 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” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Demography & Population Studies is the 338th most popular major in the country with 73 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in demography and population studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great demography and population studies 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 demography and population studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies

#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 list. Florida State University is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 6 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at Florida State

#2

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 8 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 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 USFCA are $26,710.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at University of San Francisco

#3

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Claremont Graduate University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree population studies students list, Claremont Graduate University has also earned the #3 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 Claremont Graduate University are $36,380.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at Claremont Graduate University

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the #4 spot on the list. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at UC Irvine

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s population studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pennsylvania Demography & Population Studies Report

#6

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s list.

In addition to being on our master’s degree population studies students list, Penn State University Park has also earned the #7 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 Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at Penn State University Park

#7

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Princeton University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 3 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Princeton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at Princeton 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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