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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in New Jersey

2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,506 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,085 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences School for You

Other Social Sciences is the #132 most popular major in New Jersey with 61 degrees and certificates awarded 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.

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

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 Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Social Sciences

$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Rutgers University - New Brunswick to be the best value school for other social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 per year. While working on their degree, other social sciences majors at Rutgers New Brunswick accumulate an average of around $26,192 in student debt.

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$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Rutgers Newark undergraduate students pay an average of $15,208 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Other Social Sciences Schools in New Jersey list.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

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

Majors Similar to Other Social Sciences

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 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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