2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Southwest region, there were 517 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,400 and $17,717 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general social sciences 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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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Dallas, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas at Dallas General Social Sciences Report

#2

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 3 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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