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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$27,703 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 543 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a New Jersey college or university. This makes it the #44 most popular major in the state.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in New Jersey 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for sociology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Sociology

Our 2023 rankings named William Paterson University of New Jersey the best value school in New Jersey for sociology students working on their master’s degree. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Paterson University are $14,050 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 2 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 a year.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Princeton University is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Princeton are $58,790 a year.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

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#4

Kean University

Union, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Kean University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

Kean graduate students pay an average of $17,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 867
New York 2,937
Maryland 449
District of Columbia 138
Delaware 66

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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