2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 $75-$110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 38 masters’s other social sciences degrees 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.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#2 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s other social sciences degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

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#3

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

#5 in overall quality

$23,660 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. SUNY Empire State College 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 State College are $23,660.

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#4

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

$47,326 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #4 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon University are $47,326.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York

#3 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took 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.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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