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2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
138 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Social Sciences is the 175th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,168 and had an average of $25,972 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 916 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,853 and $25,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 138 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 38 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Other Social Sciences Report

#2

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Coppin State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Coppin State University is a small public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 15 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Coppin, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin are $12,978.

Full Coppin Other Social Sciences Report

#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Saratoga Springs, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Empire State College are $23,660, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at SUNY Empire

#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #4 spot on the list. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 5 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell Other Social Sciences Report

#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Carnegie Mellon also took the #0 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Carnegie Mellon

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

Full NYU Other Social Sciences Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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