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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Education Philosophy is the 266th most popular major in the country with 715 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, education philosophy graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $53,575 and had an average of $43,702 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 107 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,300 and $52,811 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 education philosophy graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in education philosophy. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent education philosophy programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the education philosophy program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Education Philosophy in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also took the #1 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #2 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Pennsylvania State University - University Park Education Philosophy Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

Full University at Buffalo Education Philosophy Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Teachers College at Columbia University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education philosophy students in 2019-2020.

Teachers College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College are $42,910.

Full Teachers College at Columbia University Education Philosophy Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Education Philosophy Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #5 spot on the list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education philosophy degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Education Philosophy Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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