2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 the Plains States region, there were 518 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,650 and $34,523 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,438 and $39,783 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

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

#1

Bellevue University

Bellevue, Nebraska

#1 in overall quality

$11,385 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,222 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellevue University landed the #1 spot on the list. Bellevue University is located in Bellevue, Nebraska and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 88 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Bellevue University also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bellevue University are $11,385, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Bellevue University

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. SLU is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Social Sciences at SLU

• 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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