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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
142 Degrees Awarded
$20,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 141,804 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,459 and $16,691 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 142 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Dominguez Hills. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. California State University - Dominguez Hills is a fairly large public school situated in Carson, California. It awarded 12 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUDH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & 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 California State University - Dominguez Hills are $17,884.

Full California State University - Dominguez Hills Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k. California State University - Northridge is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 19 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

CSUN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CSUN are $17,955, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. SDSU is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 13 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 5 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Francisco State University are $17,944.

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#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oregon State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oregon State University is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 2 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Oregon State, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Oregon State Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#6

Mount Saint Mary's University

Los Angeles, California
#1 in overall quality

Mount Saint Mary’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 10 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $30-$48k list, MSMU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSMU are $12,612, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SMC is a small school located in Moraga, California that handed out 11 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

SMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Mary’s College of California are $33,509, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMC Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#8

Dominican University of California

San Rafael, California
#5 in overall quality

Dominican University of California landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Dominican University of California is a small school located in San Rafael, California that handed out 9 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $30-$48k list, DUofC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Dominican University of California are $16,520, 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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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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