2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 247 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,825 and $22,166 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 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 Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree social sciences students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$76,460 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Pennsylvania State University - University Park

#2

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,729 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania list. Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our pennsylvania master’s degree social sciences students list, Cal U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California University of Pennsylvania are $18,508.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Cal U

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences

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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