2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Texas (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Texas For Those Getting Aid” 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 Texas, there were 170 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,567 and $18,711 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 10 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

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 Texas For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas master’s degree social sciences students with aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in Texas (With Aid)

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Texas For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at UT Dallas

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (With Aid)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Manfred Werner (Tsui).

Featured Political and Social Sciences Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >