2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 22,292 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #10 most popular in the country.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the social sciences master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named American Public University System the best value school in the Southeast Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at American Military University are $7,050 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Liberty University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UT is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Tampa.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT are $12,014 a year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbus State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. CSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.
CSU graduate students pay an average of $13,264 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citadel Military College of South Carolina. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Charleston, The Citadel is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Citadel are $18,540 per year.
The Citadel also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Social Sciences at Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Mercer University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Macon, Mercer is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Mercer are $15,544 per year.
Valdosta State University 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 #7 on the list. VSU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VSU are $18,682 a year.
Read full report on Social Sciences at Valdosta State University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $11,408 per year.
With a ranking of #9, Morehead State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Morehead State University graduate students pay an average of $10,557 in tuition and fees each year.
University of North Alabama came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UNA is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Florence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNA are $13,860 a year.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR |
| 12 | Augusta University | Augusta, GA |
| 13 | University of South Florida - Main Campus | Tampa, FL |
| 14 | University of North Georgia | Dahlonega, GA |
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 65 |
| Florida | 594 |
| North Carolina | 572 |
| Virginia | 627 |
| Tennessee | 187 |
| Georgia | 456 |
| South Carolina | 80 |
| Louisiana | 163 |
| West Virginia | 86 |
| Kentucky | 150 |
| Arkansas | 47 |
| Alabama | 263 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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