2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 the Far Western US region, there were 157 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 8 Native American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Native American studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree american indian studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s American Indian studies students in 2019-2020.

UCLA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UCLA Native American Studies Report

#2

University of California - Davis

Davis, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. UC Davis is a large public school situated in Davis, California. It awarded 4 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Davis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Native American Studies at University of California - Davis

#3

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii

$34,550 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value American Indian Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #3 spot on the list. UH Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 1 masters’s American Indian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Native American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Native American Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Native American Studies (Income $75-$110k)

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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