2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
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The Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for social sciences 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.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Lasell University the best value school in the New England Region for social sciences students. Located in the small city of Newton, Lasell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Lasell are $42,000 a year.
The excellent programs at Norwich University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the New England Region . Norwich is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Norwich are $44,020 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Norwich also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking.
The excellent programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in the New England Region . Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.
Out of the 28 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Yale are $59,950 a year.
Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Boston College is a great value for social sciences students. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Boston College are $61,706 per year.
Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Harvard are $55,587 a year.
Harvard also made our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
Northeastern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social sciences students. It came in at #7 on the list. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.
Northeastern excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network undergraduate students pay an average of $13,392 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Tufts undergraduate students pay an average of $63,000 in tuition and fees each year.
Tufts also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Brown University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year.
Brown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in the New England Region list.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 1,789 |
| Rhode Island | 105 |
| Connecticut | 279 |
| New Hampshire | 138 |
| Maine | 37 |
| Vermont | 85 |
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| 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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 26 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).
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