2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 other social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 33 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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 $75-$110k list. Southwestern College 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SC are $12,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SC Other Social Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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