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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Southeast Region

5 Ranked Colleges
50 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 2,491 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 174 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,100 and $27,201 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 50 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other social sciences programs and cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Southeast Region

#1

Clemson University

Clemson, South Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clemson University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Clemson, South Carolina, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Clemson also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other 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 Clemson are $23,246.

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#2

Columbus State University

Columbus, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Columbus State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Columbus, Georgia. It awarded 22 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree other social sciences students list, CSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbus State University are $13,264, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree other social sciences students list, UNO has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia Southern University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Georgia Southern University is a public institution located in Statesboro, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GaSou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GaSou are $22,004, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University of South Carolina - Columbia

Columbia, South Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Carolina - Columbia. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. UofSC is a public institution located in Columbia, South Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofSC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Carolina - Columbia are $30,160, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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