2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Social Sciences is the 247th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across California, there were 469 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,281 and $50,119 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 other social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,131 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 21 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at UCLA

#2

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of California - Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 2 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Irvine, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Irvine Other Social Sciences Report

#3

Azusa Pacific University

Azusa, California

#2 in overall quality

$16,571 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Azusa Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in California For Those Making $0-$30k list. Azusa, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 62 students in 2019-2020.

Azusa Pacific did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in California” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Azusa Pacific University are $16,571.

Full Azusa Pacific Other Social Sciences Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other 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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