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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,978 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,880 and $28,188 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.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Binghamton University is a fairly large school located in Vestal, New York that handed out 9 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students list, Binghamton University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 13 students 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. New Brunswick, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #3 rank 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 Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

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#4

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Hempstead, New York, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students list, Hofstra has also earned the #7 rank 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 Hofstra are $27,172.

Full Hofstra University General Education Report

#5

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#5 in overall quality

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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 7 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students list, UD has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 17 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 Pitt are $40,836.

Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus General Education Report

#6

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

With a ranking of #6, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UPenn, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

University of Rochester ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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