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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,799 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, other social sciences was ranked #167 in the country. In fact 532 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. 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 Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for other social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Check out the other social sciences doctor's degree 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 Doctorate in Other Social Sciences

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best value school for other social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Other Social Sciences at Cornell University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $33,186 per year.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great value for other social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, NYU also did well on our Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Other Social Sciences at New York University Report

Best Other Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 106
Pennsylvania 33
Maryland 17
New Jersey 15
District of Columbia 1
Delaware 38

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

Majors Similar to Other Social Sciences

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 3 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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