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

1 Ranked Colleges
1 Degrees Awarded
$57,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

General Social Sciences is the 39th most popular major in the country with 19,542 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Massachusetts, there were 243 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences programs, but they also cost less that 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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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 General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

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

#1

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $30-$48k list. Boston University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boston, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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