2024 Best Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
144Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
39,838Social Sciences Degrees Awarded
$38,611Avg Early-Career Salary
Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #5 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 144 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for social sciences students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 39,838 degrees in social sciences during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Best Schools for Social Sciences in the Middle Atlantic Region
The schools below may not offer all types of social sciences degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
21 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Social Sciences
University of Pennsylvania is a good choice for students interested in a degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 642 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year. Social Sciences degree recipients from University of Pennsylvania earn a boost of about $13,989 above the average income of social sciences majors.
Johns Hopkins University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in social sciences. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. A Best Colleges rank of #23 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Johns Hopkins is a great university overall.
There were roughly 1363.9999999999998 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Johns Hopkins in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Johns Hopkins University earn $35,581 more than the average social sciences grad.
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1314 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences major at Columbia University in the City of New York make $12,371 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Georgetown University is a great choice for students interested in a degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1193 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Georgetown University earn $18,979 more than the standard social sciences grad.
Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. A Best Colleges rank of #10 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Princeton is a great university overall.
There were about 349 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Princeton in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at Princeton University get $16,287 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the large city of New York, Teachers College is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Teachers College is a great university overall.
There were approximately 91 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Teachers College in the most recent year we have data available. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Teachers College at Columbia University receive $24,678 more than the standard social sciences graduate.
Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 523 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available. Social Sciences degree recipients from Cornell University earn a boost of around $12,419 over the typical earnings of social sciences majors.
Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 1282 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available. Social Sciences degree recipients from New York University earn a boost of approximately $8,203 over the average earnings of social sciences graduates.
Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Carnegie Mellon is a great university overall.
There were roughly 102 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Carnegie Mellon in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at Carnegie Mellon University make $39,577 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 1849 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent year we have data available. Those social sciences students who get their degree from George Washington University make $13,461 more than the standard social sciences student.
UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 1465 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Social Sciences degree recipients from University of Maryland - College Park receive an earnings boost of approximately $2,983 above the typical income of social sciences majors.
Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Swarthmore. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Swarthmore is a great college overall.
There were about 98 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Swarthmore in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Swarthmore College make $10,963 more than the average social sciences graduate.
The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. This university ranks 3rd out of 8 schools for overall quality in the state of District of Columbia.
There were approximately 1186 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at The American University in the most recent year we have data available. Those social sciences students who get their degree from American University earn $8,966 more than the average social sciences graduate.
Lafayette is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Easton. This college ranks 9th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 239 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Lafayette in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Lafayette College receive $7,031 more than the typical social sciences student.
Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 189 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at Barnard College get $12,638 above the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Hamilton. This university ranks 5th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 274 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences degree program at Colgate University make $14,402 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 4th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 282 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at Bucknell University earn $8,436 more than the average college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.
UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 4 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were roughly 607 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the social sciences program earn about $34,632 in the first couple years of their career.
Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 14th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 267 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at The Graduate Center in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the social sciences program at The Graduate Center, CUNY get $19,508 more than the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 325 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year. Those social sciences students who get their degree from Villanova University receive $7,569 more than the standard social sciences student.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. This university ranks 12th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 750 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, social sciences degree recipients generally earn around $39,079 in the first five years of their career.
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Social Sciences Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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Your choice of social sciences school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Social Sciences School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
