2023 Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree School for You
Science, Technology & Society is the #235 most popular major in the country with 1,095 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
The Best Value Science, Technology & Society Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for science, tech and society 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Science, Technology & Society
Our analysis found Farmingdale State College to be the best value school for science, technology and society students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Farmingdale, SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale undergraduate students pay an average of $18,486 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that science, tech and society majors at SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $19,180.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value science, technology and society schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carnegie Mellon are $58,524 per year.
Carnegie Mellon also made our Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value science, technology and society schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Georgetown is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the # 4 spot on the list. RPI is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Troy.
RPI undergraduate students pay an average of $58,526 in tuition and fees each year.
RPI excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vassar College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Vassar are $62,870 a year. On average, science, tech and society graduates from Vassar take out $15,378 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Vassar also is in the top 10% of our Best Science, Technology & Society Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Explore the best science, technology and society schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 19 |
| New York | 333 |
| Maryland | 0 |
| New Jersey | 2 |
| District of Columbia | 132 |
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Science, Technology & Society Related Majors for Science, Tech & Society
Science, Technology & Society is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Science, Tech & Society
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 34,975 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 30,075 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 9,074 |
| International Studies | 7,368 |
| Nutrition Science | 5,330 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.