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2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Social Psychology is the 369th most popular major in the country with 1,145 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 78 social psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 social psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in social psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social psychology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s social psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University at Buffalo, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo Social Psychology Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree social psychology students list, GWU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Psychology at GWU

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 4 doctorate’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Social Psychology Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’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.

Read full report on Social Psychology at NYU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Teachers College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1 doctorate’s social psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Teachers College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Psychology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College at Columbia University are $42,910, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Psychology at Teachers College at Columbia University

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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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