2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis (Income $75-$110k)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis is the 799th most popular major in the country with 361 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 38 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent cultural studies/critical theory and analysis 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 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis (Income $75-$110k)

#1

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#2 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Irvine, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #2 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Texas A&M University - Kingsville

Kingsville, Texas

#4 in overall quality

$14,066 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - Kingsville. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Texas A&M Kingsville is a public institution located in Kingsville, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M Kingsville not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis at Texas A&M University - Kingsville

#3

Arizona State University - Tempe

Tempe, Arizona

#3 in overall quality

$27,048 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. ASU - Tempe is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full ASU - Tempe Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Report

#4

University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Bothell, Washington

#5 in overall quality

$30,198 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. UW Bothell is a medium-sized school located in Bothell, Washington that handed out 8 masters’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Bothell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Bothell are $30,198, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis at University of Washington - Bothell Campus

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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