2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

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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 Far Western US region, there were 570 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,363 and $18,610 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 3 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Far Western US Region

#1

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#2 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$46,087 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Azusa Pacific University landed the #1 spot on the list. Azusa Pacific University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Azusa, California. It awarded 62 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Azusa Pacific Other Social Sciences Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 21 degrees to qualified masters’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UCLA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at UCLA

#3

Eastern Washington University

Cheney, Washington

#3 in overall quality

$28,921 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. EWU is a fairly large public school situated in Cheney, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

EWU also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Washington University are $28,921, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Eastern Washington University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences

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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