by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 197,356 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In , social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $36,428 and had an average of $22,588 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 16,101 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,063 and $23,272 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,865 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 looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their social sciences program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region master’s degree social sciences students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lasell University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. This small school is located in Newton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 63 masters’s social sciences degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SIT Graduate Institute. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. SIT is located in Brattleboro, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 Tufts University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Tufts is a private not-for-profit institution located in Medford, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 299 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Unity College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. New Gloucester, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 78 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Norwich University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Northfield, Vermont is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 48 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Clark University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Yale University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 156 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default 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. With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
New England College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. New England College is a small school located in Henniker, New Hampshire that handed out 25 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Harvard University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 273 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Boston University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 210 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Boston College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 91 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Brown University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 35 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Salve Regina University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. This small school is located in Newport, Rhode Island, and it awarded 7 masters’s social sciences degrees 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%.
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Northeastern University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. Northeastern University is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 91 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Bridgeport ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. University of Bridgeport is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It awarded 3 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #17. UMass Lowell is a public institution located in Lowell, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 63 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Suffolk University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. MIT is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 99%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 60 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
University of Connecticut came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a large school located in Storrs, Connecticut that handed out 30 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Maine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #23. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Salem State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region list. Salem State University is a medium-sized school located in Salem, Massachusetts that handed out 14 masters’s social sciences degrees 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%.
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #25. SCSU is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 15 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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