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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$35,132 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,347 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to general social sciences students who went to a Massachusetts college or university. This makes it the #209 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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 Schools in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$14,677 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts - Boston to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Massachusetts. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMass Boston are $14,677 a year.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA
$55,587 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great value for general social sciences students. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Harvard are $55,587 a year.

Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

Full General Social Sciences at Harvard University Report

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 7
Rhode Island 2
Maine 0
Vermont 0

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 2 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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