2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 1,179 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,069 and $22,288 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 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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The 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Rhode Island

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k list. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 28 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Full Brown Social Sciences Report

#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kingston, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at URI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082.

Full University of Rhode Island Social Sciences Report

#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$11,370 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salve Regina University landed the #3 spot on the list. Salve Regina is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newport, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salve Regina also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina University are $11,370, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Salve Regina

#4

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

$17,916 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #4 spot on the list. RWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bristol, Rhode Island. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RWU are $17,916, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at RWU

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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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