2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
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 Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 51 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Framingham State University the best value school in the New England Region for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public school with a small student population.
Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,460 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Williams College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Williamstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Williams are $59,660 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Williams is ranked #4 for overall quality for social sciences in the New England Region .
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern New Hampshire University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. SNHU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SNHU are $15,380 a year.
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Out of the 51 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $60,648 in tuition and fees each year.
Dartmouth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Bowdoin College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the New England Region . Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowdoin are $58,322 per year.
Bowdoin also made our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #2.
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Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Yale also is in the top 10% of our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Worcester State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Worcester State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Worcester.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Worcester State are $16,666 per year.
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Central Connecticut State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
CCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $24,946 in tuition and fees each year.
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Amherst College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree social sciences programs. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $61,150 in tuition and fees each year.
Amherst also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #10, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Harvard are $55,587 per year.
Harvard also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,458 |
| Maine | 933 |
| Rhode Island | 1,124 |
| Massachusetts | 8,752 |
| Connecticut | 2,891 |
| Vermont | 769 |
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Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| 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 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
| Criminology | 11,039 |
| Geography & Cartography | 8,526 |
| Other Social Sciences | 2,414 |
| Urban Studies | 1,507 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 541 |
| Archeology | 339 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 88 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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