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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,388 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other social sciences was ranked #184 in the country. In fact 2,414 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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for other social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for other social sciences majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Other Social Sciences

#1

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Our 2023 rankings named SUNY Empire State College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for other social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

SUNY Empire graduate students pay an average of $23,660 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at SUNY Empire State College

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMBC graduate students pay an average of $23,580 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMBC also is in the top 20% of our Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Other Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Other Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best other social sciences schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 127
New York 448
Maryland 257
New Jersey 61
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 38

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

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 3 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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