2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,491 people earned their degree in other social sciences, making the major the 247th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 916 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 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.

This year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality other social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$38,728 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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Other Social Sciences Report

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s other social sciences degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Cornell University

#2

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #2 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.

Read more about Other Social Sciences at Rutgers University - Newark

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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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