2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 General Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which bachelor'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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in General Social Sciences
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the best value school in the New England Region for general social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SNHU are $15,380 per year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences majors at SNHU accumulate an average of around $34,870 in student debt.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general social sciences schools in the New England Region . Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Harvard undergraduate students pay an average of $55,587 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, social sciences majors at Harvard accumulate an average of around $27,010 in student debt.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Harvard also is in the top 5% of our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Boston College are $61,706 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 10% of our Best General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Assumption University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Assumption is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Worcester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Assumption are $45,900 a year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Providence College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general social sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Providence is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Providence are $55,988 a year. On average, social sciences graduates from Providence take out $23,235 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMass Boston are $35,139 per year.
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University of Bridgeport came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UBridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Bridgeport.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UBridgeport are $35,760 per year.
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Albertus Magnus College 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. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Albertus Magnus are $36,442 per year.
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Request InformationBest General Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best general social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 259 |
| Connecticut | 21 |
| New Hampshire | 140 |
| Maine | 5 |
| Rhode Island | 27 |
| Vermont | 16 |
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General Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 8 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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