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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$15,047 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Washington to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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 Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Western Washington University the best value school in Washington for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WWU are $12,490 per year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Washington State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Washington. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Tacoma Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Tacoma are $17,874 per year.

UW Tacoma also made our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #1.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Washington University is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

EWU graduate students pay an average of $13,379 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,501
Oregon 280
Nevada 63
Hawaii 63
Alaska 7

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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