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2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

15 Ranked Colleges
132 Degrees Awarded
$62,572 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major 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 has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2020-2021, 29,810 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 41st most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $48,719 and had an average of $23,394 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,893 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,811 and $21,316 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in general education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students.

Top 15 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 48 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Read full report on General Education at Johns Hopkins

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University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rochester, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.

Read more about General Education at University of Rochester

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Hempstead, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pitt is a large school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General Education at Pitt

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about General Education at University of Pennsylvania

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University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware

University of Delaware came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General Education at University of Delaware

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Binghamton University
Vestal, New York

With a ranking of #8, Binghamton University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 General Education at Binghamton University

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Drexel University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Drexel University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Drexel General Education Report

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national 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 General Education at Rutgers New Brunswick

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s education students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at GWU

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Columbia General Education Report

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Widener University
Chester, Pennsylvania

Widener University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Widener University is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Widener University

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General Education at Cornell

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Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey

Montclair State University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montclair State is a public institution located in Montclair, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 182 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Education at Montclair State

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