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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$38,818 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,460 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences School for You

With 14 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, other social sciences is the #142 most popular major in Rhode Island.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools in Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Rhode Island to see which programs offered the best value experiences for other social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Other Social Sciences Schools in Rhode Island

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

Best Rhode Island Schools for Affordable Quality in Other Social Sciences

$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Rhode Island to be the best value school for other social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at URI are $15,332 per year. Other Social Sciences majors at URI take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $370.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI
$62,304 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great value for other social sciences students. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

Brown undergraduate students pay an average of $62,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Other Social Sciences Schools in Rhode Island list.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Brown University

Best Value Other Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 105
Connecticut 30
New Hampshire 5
Maine 64
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 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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