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2022 Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

2 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master's in California For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Native American Studies is the 578th most popular major in the country with 421 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 36 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Native American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Native American studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Native American studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for california master’s degree american indian studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $30-$48k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. UCLA is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 3 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 4 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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  • *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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