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2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 23,605 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 17,137 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent humanities programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the humanities 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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Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Far Western US Region (With Aid)

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large school located in Carson, California that handed out 12 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CSUDH are $17,884.

Read full report on Humanities at CSUDH

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Northridge, California, and it awarded 19 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Northridge are $17,955, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full CSUN Humanities Report

#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the #3 spot on the list. San Francisco, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s humanities degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree humanities students with aid list, SFSU has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Humanities at San Francisco State University

#4

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Saint Mary’s University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

MSMU also made our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at MSMU are $12,612.

Read more about Humanities at MSMU

#5

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Dominican University of California landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Rafael, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

DUofC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University of California are $16,520, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Humanities at Dominican University of California

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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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