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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Massachusetts, there were 252 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,550 and $28,050 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences programs and 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 general social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in Massachusetts

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

#1 in overall quality

$57,666 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$57,318 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #1 spot on the list. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Boston University

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