2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You
Sociology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for sociology students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree 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.
In addition to its great value ranking, The Graduate Center is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Teachers College graduate students pay an average of $35,054 in tuition and fees each year.
Teachers College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 15% of our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Out of the 29 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morgan State are $17,559 per year.
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Binghamton University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.
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University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UPenn is a very 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 #4 for overall quality for sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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With a ranking of #8, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Princeton is ranked #1 for overall quality for sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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With a ranking of #10, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hunter are $20,828 a year.
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Request InformationBest Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 867 |
| New York | 2,937 |
| Maryland | 449 |
| New Jersey | 543 |
| District of Columbia | 138 |
| Delaware | 66 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Sociology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
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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