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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$38,322 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general social sciences was ranked #153 in the country. In fact 745 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in General Social Sciences

#1

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Montclair State University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Montclair State is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State graduate students pay an average of $13,519 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Montclair State University

Out of the 6 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great value for general social sciences students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Johns Hopkins is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full General Social Sciences at Johns Hopkins University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Maryland - Baltimore County helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMBC are $23,580 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMBC is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full General Social Sciences at University of Maryland - Baltimore County Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Columbia graduate students pay an average of $52,924 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Columbia also is in the top 15% of our Best General Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Columbia University in the City of New York

#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general social sciences students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 per year.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Syracuse University

Best General Social Sciences Colleges by State

Explore the best general social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 52
Pennsylvania 19
Maryland 66
New Jersey 28

General Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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