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2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
576 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,903 people earned their degree in labor and industrial relations, making the major the 296th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 830 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 576 labor and industrial relations graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in labor and industrial relations. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great labor and industrial relations programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the labor and industrial relations program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Labor & Industrial Relations (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 270 degrees to qualified bachelors’s labor relations students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree labor relations students whose families make $0-$30k list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cornell University is $7,484 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Labor Relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at Cornell

#2

SUNY Old Westbury

Old Westbury, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Old Westbury. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Old Westbury, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s labor relations degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree labor relations students whose families make $0-$30k list, SUNY Old Westbury has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Old Westbury is $6,772 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree labor relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at SUNY Old Westbury

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 178 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #2 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $13,545 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree labor relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at Rutgers New Brunswick

#4

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Empire not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SUNY Empire State College is $9,934 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree labor relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Labor & Industrial Relations at SUNY Empire

#5

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Seton Hall University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Seton Hall University is a private not-for-profit institution located in South Orange, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 60 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Seton Hall also took the #3 spot in our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Seton Hall is $19,431 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Labor Relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.

Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at Seton Hall

#6

Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Clarion, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Clarion, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s labor relations degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Clarion University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $16,235 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree labor relations students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Clarion University.

Read full report on Labor & Industrial Relations at Clarion University

#7

Rider University

Lawrenceville, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Rider University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Labor Relations Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rider is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. It awarded 15 bachelors’s labor relations degrees in 2019-2020.

Rider also made our “Best Labor & Industrial Relations Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Rider is $21,161 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Labor Relations students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Rider University Labor & Industrial Relations Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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