2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 572 degrees and certificates from a North Carolina school, making the subject the 10th in the state.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 North Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. 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 North Carolina
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.
Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Duke 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 #6 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for social sciences in North Carolina.
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 |
| 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 |
Majors Similar to Social Sciences
| 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 6 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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