by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2021-2022, 17,338 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 54th most popular in the United States. In , general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $33,861 and had an average of $23,202 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 512 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,771 and $21,834 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,593 and $42,781 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in general social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general social sciences.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Located in Bristol, Rhode Island, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #2 spot on the list. Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 195 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Southern Maine landed the #3 spot on the list. Portland, Maine is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Maine General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Bennington College is a small school located in Bennington, Vermont that handed out 8 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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