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

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 Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 West Virginia, there were 745 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 55 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 West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 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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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

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

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

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 31 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050.

Read more about Social Sciences at American Public University System

#2

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia

$26,154 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in West Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, West Virginia University landed the #2 spot on the list. Morgantown, West Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

WVU also took the #0 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in West Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WVU are $26,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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