2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 119,619 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 47 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $48-$75k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, California

#2 in overall quality

$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 13 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts at San Diego State University

#2

Saint Mary's College of California

Moraga, California

#1 in overall quality

$33,509 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s College of California. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. SMC is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 11 masters’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMC are $33,509, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SMC Liberal Arts Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $48-$75k)

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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