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2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$13,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

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. 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region master’s degree other social sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Plains States Region (With Aid)

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 Getting Aid. 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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#2

Southwestern College

Winfield, Kansas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Getting Aid. Southwestern College is a small school located in Winfield, Kansas that handed out 8 masters’s other social sciences 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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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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