2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

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 Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” 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 Oregon, there were 674 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,567 and $23,094 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Oregon

#1

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$28,518 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon For Those Making $30-$48k list. Western Oregon University is a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Oregon State College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Oregon State College are $28,518.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Western Oregon State College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k)

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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