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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Social Sciences is the 247th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 916 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

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 Making $30-$48k list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 38 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Columbia

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornell University Other Social Sciences Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed 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 are $47,326, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Carnegie Mellon Other Social Sciences Report

#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#5 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 Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the #4 spot on the list. SUNY Empire is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire also took the #5 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 SUNY Empire are $23,660.

Full SUNY Empire Other Social Sciences Report

#5

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coppin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Coppin State University is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Coppin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin State University are $12,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Coppin Other Social Sciences Report

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #3 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 NYU are $36,892.

Full New York University 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%.

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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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