2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences 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 has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,890 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,444 and $21,272 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York

#2 in overall quality

$41,714 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #1 spot on the list. Syracuse University is a large school located in Syracuse, New York that handed out 3 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best General Social Sciences Doctor’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 Syracuse University are $41,714.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Syracuse

#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 Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also made our “Best General Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

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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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