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2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

6 Ranked Colleges
138 Degrees Awarded
$33,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 2,491 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 175th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,168 and had an average of $25,972 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 916 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,853 and $25,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 138 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cornell has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell University Other Social Sciences Report

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 #2 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 38 degrees to qualified masters’s other social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Other Social Sciences Report

#3

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coppin State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Coppin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin State University are $12,978, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SUNY Empire is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 25 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire also took the #5 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Empire are $23,660.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at SUNY Empire State College

#6

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 7 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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