by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Meeting and Event Planning is the 522nd most popular major in the country with 989 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 126 meeting and event planning graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in meeting and event planning. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in meeting and event planning.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Delhi. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Delhi is a public institution located in Delhi, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Broome. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. SUNY Broome is a small school located in Binghamton, New York that handed out 7 ’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northampton County Area Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 ’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania College of Technology. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This small school is located in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 6 ’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Pennsylvania College of Technology Meeting and Event Planning Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s meeting and event planning degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Bucks County Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 2 ’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 13 ’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bergen Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Paramus, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s meeting and event planning degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Full Bergen Community College Meeting and Event Planning Report
Prince George’s Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s meeting and event planning degrees to qualified students.
Temple University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Meeting and Event Planning Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 ’s meeting and event planning degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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