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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,591 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

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

Social Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Ohio with 575 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Ohio 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 Ohio

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

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Ohio State is ranked #5 for overall quality for social sciences in Ohio.

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Out of the 11 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $9,831 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Ohio. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Miami University - Oxford are $13,878 a year.

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#5

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cleveland State University are $10,625 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Akron Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

Full Social Sciences at University of Akron Main Campus Report

Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Dayton, Wright State University - Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Wright State University - Main Campus are $14,298 a year.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year.

Full Social Sciences at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

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#10

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

With a ranking of #10, University of Toledo did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Toledo are $16,600 per year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Wisconsin 518
Michigan 441

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 11 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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