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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,079 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,895 and $24,124 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 107 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina
$18,540 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Charleston, South Carolina, and it awarded 5 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, The Citadel has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Citadel are $18,540, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#1 in overall quality
$15,264 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mercer University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mercer, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

Tallahassee, Florida
#3 in overall quality
$24,669 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$36,848 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University landed the #3 spot on the list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida A&M University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669.

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#4

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#2 in overall quality
$16,156 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #4 spot on the list. Troy University is a fairly large public school situated in Troy, Alabama. It awarded 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, TROY has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156.

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#5

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality
$16,684 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Southern University and A & M College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, 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%.

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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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