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2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
155 Degrees Awarded
$15,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 498 people earned their degree in sociology and anthropology, making the major the 268th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, sociology and anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,000 and had an average of $22,047 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 155 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,800 and $14,050 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 155 sociology and anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology and anthropology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology and anthropology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sociology and anthropology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology & Anthropology (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Swarthmore College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Swarthmore did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $5,860 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Swarthmore College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, 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 86%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Sociology & Anthropology at Swarthmore College

#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Staten Island CUNY landed the #2 spot on the list. College of Staten Island CUNY is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 72 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CSI, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend CSI is $3,109 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Sociology & Anthropology at CSI

#3

Lafayette College

Easton, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lafayette College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Easton, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s sociology and anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $6,934 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lafayette College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sociology & Anthropology at Lafayette College

#4

Lycoming College

Williamsport, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lycoming College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s sociology and anthropology students in 2019-2020.

Lycoming not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lycoming is $13,906 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

Ursinus College

Collegeville, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ursinus College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Ursinus is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ursinus, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ursinus is $19,780 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Sociology & Anthropology at Ursinus College

#6

Robert Morris University

Moon Township, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Robert Morris University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Robert Morris University is a small school located in Moon Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

RMU also made our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend Robert Morris University is $22,063 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Sociology & Anthropology at Robert Morris University

#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. RIT is a fairly large school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k list, RIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rochester Institute of Technology is $27,095 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree sociology & anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sociology & Anthropology at Rochester Institute of Technology

#8

Pace University - New York

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Pace University - New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology & Anthropology Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Pace University is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 bachelors’s sociology and anthropology degrees in 2019-2020.

Pace University also made our “Best Sociology & Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $24,687 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Sociology & Anthropology students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Pace University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Sociology & Anthropology at Pace University

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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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