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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

25 Colleges
$37,321 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

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

With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

Check out the social sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.

The Graduate Center also took the #5 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Teachers College at Columbia University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Teachers College is a small 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 Teachers College are $35,054 a year.

Teachers College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 25 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

UPenn graduate students pay an average of $42,932 in tuition and fees each year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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#6

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.

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#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

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George Washington University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social sciences programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

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University of Maryland - College Park landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social sciences programs. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best 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.

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#10

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Princeton.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.

Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 2,378
Pennsylvania 1,001
Maryland 1,347
New Jersey 349
District of Columbia 1,630
Delaware 102

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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