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2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$40,344 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, science, technology and society was ranked #225 in the country. In fact 198 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for science, tech and society students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for science, tech and society majors pursuing a .

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Science, Technology & Society

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named San Francisco State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for science, technology and society students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at San Francisco State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great value for science, technology and society students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

USC undergraduate students pay an average of $61,503 in tuition and fees each year.

USC also claimed a spot on our Best Science, Technology & Society Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Science, Technology & Society at University of Southern California Report

Best Science, Technology & Society Colleges by State

Explore the best science, technology and society schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 4

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Science, Technology & Society is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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