by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Other Social Sciences is the 182nd most popular major in the country with 2,414 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,015 and had an average of $23,193 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 932 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,557 and $24,364 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 722 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 43 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other social sciences. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in other social sciences.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Keystone College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Lawrence University landed the #2 spot on the list. St Lawrence University is a small school located in Canton, New York that handed out 35 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Bradford. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Bradford is a small public school situated in Bradford, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 43 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #4 spot on the list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 210 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Felician University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Felician University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Lodi, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Loyola University Maryland ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Loyola Maryland is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 87%.
With a ranking of #7, Mount Aloysius College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mount Aloysius College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cresson, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Russell Sage College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Russel Sage is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Troy, New York. It awarded 13 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Keuka College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Keuka College is located in Keuka Park, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 159 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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 ranking of #11, Clarion University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarion University of Pennsylvania is a small public school situated in Clarion, Pennsylvania. It awarded 11 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Millersville University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Millersville, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of Rochester came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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New York University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 79 students 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. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
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Marywood University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marywood University is a small school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, this large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Swarthmore College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Swarthmore, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Pennsylvania is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Carnegie Mellon University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Carnegie Mellon is a fairly large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Vassar College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Vassar College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Ursinus College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ursinus College is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fordham University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. This fairly large school is located in Bronx, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #24, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
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. 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%.
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LIU Post landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. LIU Post is a private not-for-profit institution located in Brookville, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #24, Nazareth College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Rochester, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s other social sciences students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Gettysburg College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Gettysburg College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
SUNY Old Westbury did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. SUNY Old Westbury is a small school located in Old Westbury, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
SUNY Polytechnic Institute ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Polytechnic Institute is a small public school situated in Utica, New York. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #24, Brooklyn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Brooklyn, New York, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Cornell University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 10 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Queens College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other 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 bachelors’s other social sciences 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%.
Purchase College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
University of the District of Columbia ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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With a ranking of #24, The College at Brockport did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The College at Brockport is located in Brockport, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Mansfield University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #24. Mansfield University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Mansfield, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Touro College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Touro College is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Maryland - College Park landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University of Maryland - College Park is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, 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 95%.
Skidmore College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Skidmore is located in Saratoga Springs, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bowie State University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Other Social Sciences Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Bowie State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Bowie, Maryland. It awarded 0 bachelors’s other social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.
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