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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$19,427 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$37,565 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, 279 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Connecticut college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Social Sciences Schools in Connecticut ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Connecticut 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.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality in Social Sciences

$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for social sciences students. Located in the large suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCSU are $11,542 per year.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT
$59,950 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in Connecticut list.

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$11,882 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Connecticut. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SCSU are $11,882 per year.

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$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great value for social sciences students. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $18,524 per year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Social Sciences Schools in Connecticut list.

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#5

University of Bridgeport

Bridgeport, CT
$35,760 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Bridgeport landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Bridgeport, UBridgeport is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UBridgeport undergraduate students pay an average of $35,760 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,789
Rhode Island 105
New Hampshire 138
Maine 37
Vermont 85

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 5 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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