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2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

34 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
2,694 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$38,484 Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in general social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #54 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 34 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,694 degrees in general social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great General Social Sciences School

Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The social sciences program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for General Social Sciences rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for general social sciences schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your General Social Sciences Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Social Sciences
Bachelor's Degrees in Social Sciences
Master's Degrees in Social Sciences
Doctor's Degrees in Social Sciences

The social sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for General Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Social Sciences

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
13th Most Popular In NY

Any student pursuing a degree in general social sciences needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 21 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
43 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$95,088 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a degree in general social sciences. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.

There were roughly 43 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Those general social sciences students who get their degree from Johns Hopkins University earn $56,604 more than the standard social sciences student.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Every student who is interested in general social sciences has to look into Georgetown University. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.More information about a degree in general social sciences from Georgetown University

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New York University
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$40,666 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in general social sciences needs to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 61 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year. General Social Sciences degree recipients from New York University get an earnings boost of approximately $2,182 over the typical income of general social sciences graduates.

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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
23rd Most Popular In NY
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the distant town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.

There were about 2 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
318 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$30,016 Median Starting Salary

University at Buffalo is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Buffalo. A Best Colleges rank of #313 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means University at Buffalo is a great university overall.

There were roughly 318 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at University at Buffalo in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn around $30,016 in the first couple years of working.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
29th Most Popular In NY

Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
210 Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
21.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMGC is a great university overall.

There were about 210 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMGC in the most recent data year. After graduation, social sciences degree recipients generally earn an average of $36,350 at the beginning of their careers.

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Towson University
Towson, MD
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MD

Towson is a large public university located in the city of Towson. A Best Colleges rank of #248 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Towson is a great university overall.

There were roughly 18 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year.

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Manhattan College
Riverdale, NY

Manhattan is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Riverdale. This college ranks 55th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 24 general social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Manhattan in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the general social sciences program at Manhattan College get $8,806 above the standard college grad in this field shortly after graduation.

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Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 265
New York 333 1,109
Maryland 279 405
New Jersey 273 726
District of Columbia 188 1
Delaware 175 147

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General Social Sciences is one of 13 different types of Social Sciences programs to choose from.

Social Sciences Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Social Sciences 2,584
Research Methodology & Quantitative Methods 110

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 11,034
Political Science & Government 9,351
International Relations & National Security 5,037
Sociology 5,001
Anthropology 1,570
Geography & Cartography 1,380
Other Social Sciences 932
Urban Studies 488
Sociology & Anthropology 159
Archeology 76

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