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2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

6 Ranked Colleges
46 Degrees Awarded
$34,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master's For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 73 people earned their degree in demography and population studies, making the major the 338th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, demography and population studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 46 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in demography and population studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent demography and population studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the demography and population studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree population studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies (Income $30-$48k)

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at UPenn

#2

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #2 spot on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 3 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also took the #2 spot in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 6 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Florida State Demography & Population Studies Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 1 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Demography & Population Studies at UC Berkeley

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 11 masters’s population studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also made our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at UC Irvine

#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#5 in overall quality

University of San Francisco did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Population Studies Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in San Francisco, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s population studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree population studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, USFCA has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Demography & Population Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full USFCA Demography & Population Studies Report

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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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