by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Business Economics is the 130th most popular major in the country with 5,667 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 680 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 0 business economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in business economics. That schools that top this list have a program in business economics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree business economics students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The City College of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 0 masters’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Baltimore is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lehigh University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 59 masters’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baruch College landed the #1 spot on the list. Baruch College is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 72 masters’s business economics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. GWU is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 0 masters’s business economics degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Business Economics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Carnegie Mellon University landed the #1 spot on the list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s business economics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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