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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” 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 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.

For this year’s “Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Mercer University

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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mercer University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Mercer did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercer University are $15,264, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Charleston, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

The Citadel not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Citadel Military College of South Carolina are $18,540, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Troy University

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

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Troy University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Troy, Alabama, and it awarded 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Troy University are $16,156, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Troy University General Social Sciences Report

#4

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University

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

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k list, Florida A&M University has also earned the #3 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 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University are $24,669.

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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 join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making Over $110k. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k 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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