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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

10 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

History Education is the 498th most popular major in the country with 771 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 55 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 history education graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in history education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history 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 History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lehman College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s history teacher education degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Lehman not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $1,814 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students per year to attend Lehman.

Full Lehman History Education Report

#2

College of Staten Island CUNY

Staten Island, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of Staten Island CUNY. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. College of Staten Island CUNY is a fairly large school located in Staten Island, New York that handed out 7 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

CSI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $5,118 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students per year to attend College of Staten Island CUNY.

Read more about History Education at College of Staten Island CUNY

#3

Utica College

Utica, New York
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utica College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Utica, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history teacher education students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Utica College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Utica College is $22,471 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on History Education at Utica College

#4

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees to qualified students.

UD also made our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on History Education at UD

#5

Centenary University

Hackettstown, New Jersey
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Centenary University landed the #5 spot on the list. Centenary University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hackettstown, New Jersey. It awarded 4 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Centenary, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Centenary University is $20,474 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#6

Dominican College of Blauvelt

Orangeburg, New York
#10 in overall quality

Dominican College of Blauvelt did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Orangeburg, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s history teacher education degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Dominican College also made our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Dominican College is $20,859 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

Full Dominican College History Education Report

#7

Holy Family University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Holy Family University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Holy Family is a small school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Holy Family, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Holy Family University is $14,362 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree History Teacher Education students.

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#8

Marist College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#2 in overall quality

Marist College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marist College is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Poughkeepsie, New York. It awarded 4 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Marist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Marist is $37,195 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about History Education at Marist

#9

Saint Joseph's University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Saint Joseph’s University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s history teacher education students in 2019-2020.

St. Joe’s did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Saint Joseph’s University is $33,375 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 St. Joe’s History Education Report

#10

Widener University

Chester, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

Widener University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Teacher Education Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Chester, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s history teacher education degrees in 2019-2020.

Widener also made our “Best History Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Widener is $31,345 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree history teacher education students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Widener History Education Report

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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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