2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best General Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 19 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #169 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Edinboro University of Pennsylvania the best value school in Pennsylvania for general social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Edinboro, Edinboro is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Edinboro are $12,246 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at California University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general social sciences schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of California, Cal U is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal U are $12,919 per year.
Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 52 |
| Maryland | 66 |
| New Jersey | 28 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 6,173 |
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Sociology | 1,907 |
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).
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