2022 Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Master’s 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 social psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 2 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social psychology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree social psychology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Psychology in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$23,640 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s social psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at The Graduate Center, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Social Psychology at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Psychology Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s social psychology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Social Psychology Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Psychology

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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