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

3 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
$18,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 19,542 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 39th most popular in the United States.

Across California, there were 9,920 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 28 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in California

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. California State University - San Bernardino is a fairly large public school situated in San Bernardino, California. It awarded 10 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - San Bernardino are $17,936.

Full CSUSB General Social Sciences Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Chico landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Chico, California, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Chico State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Chico State are $18,802, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Chico State

#3

Humboldt State University

Arcata, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Humboldt State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k. Humboldt State University is a medium-sized school located in Arcata, California that handed out 8 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Humboldt State University also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Humboldt State University are $18,802, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Humboldt State University

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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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