2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
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 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.
The Graduate Center also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Teachers College is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great value for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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With a ranking of #6, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.
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Temple University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.
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Princeton University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Princeton graduate students pay an average of $58,790 in tuition and fees each year.
Princeton also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #1.
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Request InformationBest Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 3,601 |
| Pennsylvania | 8,021 |
| New York | 17,106 |
| Maryland | 5,314 |
| Delaware | 865 |
| District of Columbia | 4,643 |
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Majors Related to 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 |
Majors Similar to Social Sciences
| 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.
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