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2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
107 Degrees Awarded
$18,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 3,063 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

This year’s “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree general social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

Charleston, South Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Citadel Military College of South Carolina landed the #1 spot on the list. The Citadel is located in Charleston, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

The Citadel also took the #0 spot 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 Citadel Military College of South Carolina are $18,540.

Read more about General Social Sciences at The Citadel

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Tallahassee, Florida is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general social sciences degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida A&M University, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 A&M University are $24,669.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Florida A&M University

#3

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Macon, Georgia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s general social sciences students in 2019-2020.

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

Full Mercer University General Social Sciences Report

#4

Troy University

Troy, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Troy University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. TROY is located in Troy, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s general social sciences degrees to qualified students.

TROY not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TROY are $16,156.

Read more about General Social Sciences at TROY

#5

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s general social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also took the #4 spot 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 Southern University and A & M College are $16,684.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Southern University and A & M College

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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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