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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k

3 Ranked Colleges
56 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that 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 Idaho, there were 773 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,633 and $21,320 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 56 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,676 and $37,720 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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 social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for idaho master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Idaho

#1

University of Idaho

Moscow, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k list. Moscow, Idaho is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

U of I not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Idaho are $29,112.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Idaho

#2

Boise State University

Boise, Idaho
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boise State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k list. Boise State is a public institution located in Boise, Idaho. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boise State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boise State are $26,566, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at Boise State

#3

Idaho State University

Pocatello, Idaho
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Idaho For Those Making $48-$75k list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ISU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Idaho” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ISU are $26,548, 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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