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2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 $30-$48k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 38 diplomas 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Cornell has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#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 $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s other social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Carnegie Mellon has also earned the #0 rank 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

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. SUNY Empire State College is a fairly large school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 25 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Empire State College are $23,660, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Coppin State University

Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coppin State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 15 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree other social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k list, Coppin has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Coppin are $12,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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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%.

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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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