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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

1 Ranked Colleges
3 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

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 the Southwest region, there were 472 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 3 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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