2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Social Sciences is the 175th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree other social sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey

#2 in overall quality

$32,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Newark did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’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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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences (With Aid)

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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