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2023 Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$38,569 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Demography & Population Studies School for You

Demography & Population Studies is the #275 most popular major in the country with 66 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for population studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for population studies majors pursuing a .

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Demography & Population Studies

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for demography and population studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Graduate Center are $15,360 a year.

The Graduate Center also claimed a spot on our Best Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Demography & Population Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Demography & Population Studies at University of Pennsylvania Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

#4

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Princeton are $56,010 per year.

Princeton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Demography & Population Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on Demography & Population Studies at Princeton University

Best Demography & Population Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best demography and population studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 1
Pennsylvania 8
Maryland 1
New Jersey 4

More Demography & Population Studies Rankings in the Middle Atlantic Region

One of 12 majors within the area of study, demography and population studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Roke.

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