by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 205,984 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.
Across Missouri, there were 2,236 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,109 and $24,274 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 232 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,301 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in social sciences.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lincoln University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Located in Jefferson City, Missouri, this small public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri. Webster University is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 46 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - St Louis is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Louis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 41 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Lindenwood University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri ranking. Located in Saint Charles, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Washington University in St Louis ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 24 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #9, Northwest Missouri State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri list. Maryville, Missouri is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
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Missouri State University - Springfield came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri ranking. Missouri State is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 21 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Central Missouri did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in Missouri ranking, coming in at #11. University of Central Missouri is a public institution located in Warrensburg, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 47 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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