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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey

5 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $36,262 and had an average of $23,306 in loans still to pay off.

Across New Jersey, there were 3,606 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,714 and $24,887 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 91 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,439 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. That schools that top this list have a program in social sciences in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey”.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in New Jersey

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 52 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - Newark landed the #2 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #3 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 19 doctorate’s 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, New Jersey Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Social Sciences Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #5 spot on the list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hoboken, New Jersey. It awarded 4 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.

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