2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $48-$75k) in Rhode Island

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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Science, Technology & Society is the 225th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 28 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 15 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rhode island master’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $48-$75k) in Rhode Island

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Brown University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $48-$75k) in the New England Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (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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