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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
233 Degrees Awarded
$16,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 5,064 people earned their degree in other education, making the major the 156th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 831 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 233 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in other education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Swarthmore College

Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Swarthmore College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Swarthmore College is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 bachelors’s other education degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Swarthmore, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $5,860 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Swarthmore.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Other Education at Swarthmore College

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Towson University landed the #2 spot on the list. Towson is a large school located in Towson, Maryland that handed out 42 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Towson University is $9,206 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Other Education at Towson University

#3

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 82 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAlbany is $13,123 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Westminster College Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small school located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Westminster New Wilmington also made our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Westminster New Wilmington is $15,267 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full Westminster New Wilmington Other Education Report

#5

Roberts Wesleyan College

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Roberts Wesleyan College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Roberts Wesleyan is a small school located in Rochester, New York that handed out 37 bachelors’s other education degrees in 2019-2020.

Roberts Wesleyan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Roberts Wesleyan College is $20,151 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Other Education at Roberts Wesleyan

#6

Elmira College

Elmira, New York
#7 in overall quality

Elmira College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Elmira, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Elmira not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Elmira is $16,440 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive 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.

Read full report on Other Education at Elmira College

#7

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Arcadia University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Arcadia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Glenside, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $0-$30k list, Arcadia has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,224 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Arcadia University.

The low 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%.

Read full report on Other Education at Arcadia University

#8

Mercyhurst University

Erie, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

Mercyhurst University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Mercyhurst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mercyhurst is $19,415 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Mercyhurst University Other Education Report

#9

Keystone College

La Plume, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Keystone College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Other Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Located in La Plume, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other education students in 2019-2020.

Keystone College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Other Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Keystone College is $25,749 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other education students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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