2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Sciences Master'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.
The Best Value Social Sciences Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the New England Region to see which master'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 Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lasell University the best value school in the New England Region for social sciences students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Lasell graduate students pay an average of $11,268 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Norwich University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Norwich are $21,914 a year.
Norwich excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salem State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.
Salem State graduate students pay an average of $10,477 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 Yale University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.
Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston College also did well on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree social sciences programs. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
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Northeastern University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Northeastern graduate students pay an average of $26,095 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Northeastern is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network are $23,510 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Tufts University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.
Tufts 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 New England Region list.
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Brown University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.
Brown also made our Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.
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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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