2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Education is the 28th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,978 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 128 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree general education students.
Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Binghamton University landed the #1 spot on the list. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school situated in Vestal, New York. It awarded 9 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Binghamton University also took the #5 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 10 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Education 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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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hofstra University landed the #4 spot on the list. Hofstra University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Hempstead, New York. It awarded 9 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hofstra, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra are $27,172, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Delaware is a large public school situated in Newark, Delaware. It awarded 7 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
UD also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Pitt also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.
UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of Rochester ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.
University of Rochester not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education 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 of Rochester are $50,505.
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With a ranking of #8, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 35 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.
Johns Hopkins also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, 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%.
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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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