2023 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences in the New England Region
7
Ranked Colleges
486
Degrees Awarded
$27,700
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” ranking.
General Social Sciences is the 54th most popular major in the country with 18,997 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $32,991 and had an average of $24,438 in loans still to pay off.
Across the New England region, there were 486 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,771 and $24,524 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences 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 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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Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region.
Top 7 Best Value Colleges for General Social Sciences in the New England Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
SNHU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $42,645 for new england region social sciences students per year to attend Southern New Hampshire University.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Southern New Hampshire University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UMass Boston is $17,752 for new england region social sciences students.
Full University of Massachusetts - Boston General Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Bridgeport. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region. Bridgeport, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
UBridgeport also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” ranking. It costs about $25,084 for new england region social sciences students per year to attend UBridgeport.
Full University of Bridgeport General Social Sciences Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Assumption University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region. Assumption University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our new england region social sciences students list, Assumption has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Assumption is $29,898 for New England Region Social Sciences students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Assumption General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Albertus Magnus College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Albertus Magnus is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Albertus Magnus, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Albertus Magnus is $26,613 for New England Region Social Sciences students.
Full Albertus Magnus General Social Sciences Report
Providence College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 ’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Providence did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” list. It costs about $38,338 for New England Region Social Sciences students per year to attend Providence.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Providence College
Harvard University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 188 ’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Harvard also made our “Best General Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Harvard University is $13,872 for New England Region Social Sciences students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Harvard
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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
- *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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