by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
General Education is the 41st most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 588 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 40 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. To top this list, a school must have a successful general education program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Niagara University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Niagara is a private not-for-profit institution located in Niagara University, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 136 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Saratoga Springs, New York, and it awarded 95 bachelors’s education 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 full report on General Education at SUNY Empire State College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wilmington University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Wilmington University is a fairly large school located in New Castle, Delaware that handed out 50 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Monmouth University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s. Monmouth University is located in West Long Branch, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bucknell University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Bucknell University is a small school located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 27 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Colgate University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Colgate is a private not-for-profit institution located in Hamilton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Vassar College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Poughkeepsie, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
St. Thomas Aquinas College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Sparkill, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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 impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Cabrini University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #7. Cabrini University is located in Radnor, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s education degrees to qualified students.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. The Colleges is a private not-for-profit institution located in Geneva, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s 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 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.
Read more about General Education at Hobart and William Smith Colleges
Syracuse University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Education at Syracuse University
Swarthmore College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Gwynedd Mercy University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Trinity Washington University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Neumann University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Aston, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Keuka College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Keuka Park, New York, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Goucher College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Ursinus College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. This small school is located in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Catholic University of America came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. CUA is a medium-sized school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 8 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 Catholic University of America
Susquehanna University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #21. Located in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s education students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Skidmore College ranked #22 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Skidmore is a small school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 6 bachelors’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Gallaudet University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #23. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Education at Gallaudet University
Duquesne University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s education degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Juniata College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Juniata College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Arcadia University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Well Attended Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Bachelor’s list. Arcadia is a private not-for-profit institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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