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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,901 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,732 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 465 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #11 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a master's degree.

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Arizona. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

ASU - Skysong also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona rankings.

Full Social Sciences at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Arizona are $13,460 per year.

University of Arizona not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona list.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Arizona

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Arizona University is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. NAU is a very large public school located in the small city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NAU are $11,555 a year.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Northern Arizona University

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Tempe graduate students pay an average of $12,608 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, ASU - Tempe is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in Arizona.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 1,263
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 106

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 4 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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