2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 247 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,825 and $22,166 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general social sciences 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 general social sciences 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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The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Pennsylvania

#1

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

$17,835 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$24,035 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k. Edinboro is a small school located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Edinboro, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania are $17,835.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

#2

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,729 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in California, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cal U also made our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cal U are $18,508, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cal U General Social Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k)

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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