2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Social Sciences is the 175th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,168 and had an average of $25,972 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 127 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,600 and $70,531 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other 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 other 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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The other social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#1 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$38,455 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Capella University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Capella University

#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas

$12,174 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. SC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winfield, Kansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SC also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SC are $12,174.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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