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

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Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Rhode Island, there were 1,179 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,069 and $22,288 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Rhode Island

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k list. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 28 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island

#3 in overall quality

$29,082 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Rhode Island is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at University of Rhode Island

#3

Salve Regina University

Newport, Rhode Island

#2 in overall quality

$11,370 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Salve Regina University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Newport, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salve Regina, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salve Regina are $11,370, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at Salve Regina

#4

Roger Williams University

Bristol, Rhode Island

$17,916 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Roger Williams University landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Bristol, Rhode Island, and it awarded 5 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

RWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at RWU are $17,916, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Roger Williams University Social Sciences Report

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