2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 68 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Cabrini University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cabrini University are $2,318 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Niagara is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Niagara University.
Niagara graduate students pay an average of $13,950 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-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.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 10% of our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Out of the 68 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Vincent College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Latrobe, Saint Vincent is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Saint Vincent graduate students pay an average of $14,748 in tuition and fees each year.
Saint Vincent excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Saint Joseph’s University is a great value for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. St. Joe's is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. Joe’s are $18,144 a year.
St. Joe’s also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Master’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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Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 a year.
Teachers College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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With a ranking of #8, Villanova University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Villanova.
Villanova graduate students pay an average of $21,199 in tuition and fees each year.
Villanova excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Coppin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Coppin is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Coppin are $13,212 a year.
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Salisbury University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salisbury.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Salisbury are $15,765 a year.
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Here are some additional great value schools for Social Sciences students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| 11 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ |
| 13 | Institute of World Politics | Washington, DC |
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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