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2023 Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

30 Colleges
$38,611 Avg Salary
$23,755 Avg Student Debt

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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online social sciences programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland Global Campus the most popular online school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, social sciences graduates from UMGC take out $21,145 in student loans while working on their degree.

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The excellent online programs at Thomas Edison State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . TESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Trenton.

The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at TESU take out is $20,995.

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#3

Wilmington University

New Castle, DE

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wilmington University is a great place for social sciences students pursuing an online degree. Located in the large suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Essex County College

Newark, NJ

The excellent online programs at Essex County College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Essex is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Newark.

After completing their degree, social sciences graduates from Essex carry an average student debtload of $7,570.

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#5

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Excelsior College is a great place for social sciences students pursuing an online degree. Excelsior College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.

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Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social sciences programs. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Harrisburg.

Social Sciences majors at HACC take out an average of $20,064 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social sciences students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Orangeburg, Dominican College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

After completing their degree, social sciences graduates from Dominican College carry an average student debtload of $27,000. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $341.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for social sciences students. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

While working on their degree, social sciences majors at NYU accumulate an average of around $20,167 in student debt. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $762.

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#9

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for social sciences students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

On average, social sciences graduates from SUNY Empire take out $25,833 in student loans while working on their degree.

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California University of Pennsylvania landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best social sciences programs. Cal U is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.

On average, social sciences graduates from Cal U take out $30,984 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Explore the most popular online 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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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 30 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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