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.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #5 for overall quality for social sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 2 spot on the list. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the # 3 spot on the 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Teachers College also did well on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
Binghamton University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.
Temple University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Temple graduate students pay an average of $24,812 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.
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 small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 per year.
Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences schools 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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