2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,694 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,484 and $25,412 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 126 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 16 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general social sciences.
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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree social sciences students.
Top 16 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Utica College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Utica College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Utica, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Utica College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Johns Hopkins University General Social Sciences Report
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Edinboro, Pennsylvania, this small public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montclair State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Montclair State University is a large public school situated in Montclair, New Jersey. It awarded 16 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Montclair State University General Social Sciences Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York
California University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. California University of Pennsylvania is located in California, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at California University of Pennsylvania
Towson University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at Towson University
Syracuse University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Syracuse
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is a medium-sized school located in Troy, New York that handed out 0 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at RPI
University at Buffalo landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Buffalo, New York, this large public school handed out 318 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General Social Sciences at University at Buffalo
New York University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 61 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General Social Sciences at NYU
LIU Post ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. LIU Post is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Brookville, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about General Social Sciences at LIU Post
Morgan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Morgan State is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General Social Sciences at Morgan State
SUNY Old Westbury did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full SUNY Old Westbury General Social Sciences Report
Queens College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Queens College is a fairly large public school situated in Queens, New York. It awarded 0 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Queens College General Social Sciences Report
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