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2023 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

30 Colleges
$32,803 Avg Salary
$27,606 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #55 in the country. In fact 18,997 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 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, Course Advisor has created the Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the social sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.

On average, social sciences graduates from TESU take out $22,910 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#4

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Colgate University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Hamilton.

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences graduates from NYU carry an average student debtload of $29,971. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $454.

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University of Maryland Global Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at UMGC take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $27,484.

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Hobart and William Smith Colleges ranked #7 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the town of Geneva, The Colleges is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#8

Union College New York

Schenectady, NY

Union College New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Union College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Schenectady.

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Catholic University of America did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. CUA is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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Ramapo College of New Jersey ranked #10 on this year’s Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 265
New York 1,113
Maryland 428
New Jersey 738
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 147

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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