2024 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Ranked #14 in popularity, general education is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 132 doctor's degrees in general education during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great General Education School for Your Doctor's Degree

The education doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general education students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general education students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt general education students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general education related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general education students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The education school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general education.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Doctorate in Education

1

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

12 Annual Graduates

$75,760 Median Starting Salary

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.

Those general education students who get their doctor's degree from University of Pennsylvania receive $13,188 more than the typical education grad.

More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Pennsylvania

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

48 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Johns Hopkins University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in general education. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore.More information about a doctorate in general education from Johns Hopkins University

3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

13 Annual Graduates

$65,668 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general education. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Doctorate recipients from the general education program at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus make $3,096 more than the standard graduate in this field shortly after graduation.

More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

4

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

7 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general education has to check out University of Delaware. UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark.More information about a doctorate in general education from University of Delaware

5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ

6 Annual Graduates

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in general education from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

6

George Washington University
Washington, DC

2 Annual Graduates

GWU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in general education from George Washington University

7

Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

7 Annual Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Hofstra University

8

Binghamton University
Vestal, NY

6 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Binghamton University

9

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Drexel University

9

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

15 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in general education from Temple University

Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	176	44
New York	174	25
Maryland	119	48
New Jersey	115	6
District of Columbia	81	2
Delaware	53	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education

General Education is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
General Education	132

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Educational Administration	1,144
Curriculum & Instruction	147
Teacher Education Subject Specific	126
Teacher Education Grade Specific	61
Special Education	48
Other Education	48
Student Counseling	44
Education Philosophy	33
Instructional Media Design	24
Educational Assessment	16

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
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