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2023 Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

8 Colleges
$35,249 Avg Salary
$25,178 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences School for You

Other Social Sciences is the #184 most popular major in the country with 2,414 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools in Other Social Sciences

#1

Williams College

Williamstown, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Williams College the best school in the New England Region for other social sciences students. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Williamstown.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best other social sciences schools in the New England Region . Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, MA

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, other social sciences graduates from Boston U carry an average student debtload of $25,375.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#5

Clark University

Worcester, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Clark University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Other Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Clark is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Other Social Sciences majors at Clark take out an average of $25,999 in student loans while working on their egree.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other social sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, other social sciences graduates from URI take out $23,250 in student loans while working on their degree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $370, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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University of Southern Maine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for other social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

On average, other social sciences graduates from University of Southern Maine take out $26,088 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best other social sciences schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 105
Connecticut 30
New Hampshire 5
Maine 64
Rhode Island 14
Vermont 2

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
General Social Sciences 18,997
International Relations & National Security 14,306

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
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