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

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With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. 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 North Dakota, there were 207 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $26,375 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 18 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,960 and $29,702 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in North Dakota (With Aid)

#1

North Dakota State University - Main Campus

Fargo, North Dakota

$11,589 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. North Dakota State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Fargo, North Dakota that handed out 5 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

North Dakota State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Dakota State University are $11,589.

Read more about Social Sciences at North Dakota State University - Main Campus

#2

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, North Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$18,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Dakota. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in North Dakota For Those Getting Aid list. UND is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UND also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Dakota” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UND are $18,326.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for 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.

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