2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Science, Technology & Society is the 396th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 469 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 70 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in science, technology and society. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent science, technology and society 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 science, technology and society program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 58 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society 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 Georgetown University are $53,591.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Georgetown University

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#2 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 4 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

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

Full Cornell University Science, Technology & Society Report

#3

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York

$58,325 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #3 spot on the list. RPI is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 2 masters’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI also took the #0 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at RPI are $58,325, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at RPI

#4

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #4 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s science, tech and society degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel University are $37,074.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Drexel University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $0-$30k)

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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