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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$31,496 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the sociology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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 city of New York.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, The Graduate Center also is in the top 10% of our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Read full report on Sociology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

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 large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Teachers College are $35,054 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Teachers College is ranked #5 for overall quality for sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Read full report on Sociology at Teachers College at Columbia University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

UD also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology 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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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also made our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Sociology at Cornell University

#5

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent master’s degree programs at Morgan State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morgan State are $17,559 a year.

Read full report on Sociology at Morgan State University

#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 a year.

Full Sociology at Binghamton University Report

#7

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

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.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#8

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

Full Sociology at Temple University Report

#9

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

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 college with a moderately-sized student population.

Princeton graduate students pay an average of $58,790 in tuition and fees each year.

Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#10

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $20,828 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Sociology at Hunter College Report

Best 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

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Kontos.

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