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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Massachusetts, there were 252 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,550 and $28,050 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

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

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Massachusetts

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston U is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Boston U

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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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