2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Oregon, there were 2,916 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,428 and $22,977 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 77 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 Oregon” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon

The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree social sciences students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Oregon

#1

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$28,121 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Oregon State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Oregon State is a large school located in Corvallis, Oregon that handed out 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon

#1 in overall quality

$29,991 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon list. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 33 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UO also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Portland State University

Portland, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$23,784 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Oregon that were part of this year’s ranking, Portland State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this large public school awarded 26 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Portland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Oregon” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Portland State University are $23,784, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at Portland State University

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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%.

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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