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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$11,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

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

With 456 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #12 most popular major in Georgia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Georgia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Georgia 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.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia

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 Valdosta State University the best value school in Georgia for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. VSU is a large public school located in the city of Valdosta.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VSU are $6,784 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of North Georgia helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Georgia. UNG is a large public school located in the town of Dahlonega.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNG are $6,006 a year.

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#3

Augusta University

Augusta, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Augusta University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. Augusta University is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Augusta.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Augusta University are $7,444 a year.

Augusta University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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#4

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, GA

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of West Georgia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Georgia. Located in the town of Carrollton, University of West Georgia is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of West Georgia are $6,488 per year.

Full Social Sciences at University of West Georgia Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbus State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list. CSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbus.

CSU graduate students pay an average of $8,170 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a very large student population.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $11,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UGA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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With a ranking of #7, Savannah State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Savannah State University is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Savannah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Savannah State University are $5,426 a year.

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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Georgia Tech are $16,764 a year.

Georgia Tech did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia list.

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#9

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

GaSou graduate students pay an average of $7,100 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Kennesaw State University

Kennesaw, GA

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at KSU Georgia are $7,224 a year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 65
Florida 594
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
North Carolina 572
West Virginia 86
Louisiana 163
South Carolina 80
Kentucky 150
Arkansas 47
Alabama 263

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 13 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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