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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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

General Social Sciences is the #33 most popular major in New Jersey with 738 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in New Jersey to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

Check out the social sciences bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences

Our 2023 rankings named Thomas Edison State University the best value school in New Jersey for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Trenton, TESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TESU are $7,182 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences graduates from TESU carry an average student debtload of $22,910.

TESU also took the #2 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

Full General Social Sciences at Thomas Edison State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ramapo College of New Jersey. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Ramapo College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Mahwah.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ramapo College are $14,952 a year.

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Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 2 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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