2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k” 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.

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 $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Pennsylvania

#1

California University of Pennsylvania

California, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$18,508 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$39,729 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California 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 $48-$75k. Located in California, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Cal U also made our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at California University of Pennsylvania are $18,508.

Read more about General Social Sciences at Cal U

#2

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Edinboro, Pennsylvania

$17,835 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$24,035 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Pennsylvania For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. Edinboro is located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Edinboro also took the #0 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Edinboro are $17,835, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Edinboro General Social Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k)

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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