2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 145 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pennsylvania State University - University Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Penn State University Park did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Adult & Continuing Education at Penn State University Park

#2

Teachers College at Columbia University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$42,910 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Teachers College at Columbia University landed the #2 spot on the list. Teachers College at Columbia University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Teachers College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Teachers College are $42,910, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Teachers College at Columbia University Adult & Continuing 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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