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2022 Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
169 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 338 people earned their degree in general literature, making the major the 699th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 172 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 169 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Literature (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hamilton College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Clinton, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 24 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general literature students in 2019-2020.

Hamilton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $11,385 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Literature students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Hamilton College.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about General Literature at Hamilton

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general literature degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $30-$48k list, The American University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,578 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The American University.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full American University General Literature Report

#3

Purchase College

Purchase, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Purchase College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Purchase College is $16,699 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

York College of Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. YCP is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at YCP, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $15,411 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Literature students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend YCP.

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 YCP General Literature Report

#5

Yeshiva University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yeshiva University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Yeshiva did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Yeshiva is $23,662 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Yeshiva General Literature Report

#6

Marymount Manhattan College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Marymount Manhattan College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Marymount Manhattan College is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 9 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2019-2020.

MMC also made our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend MMC is $35,029 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about General Literature at MMC

#7

The New School

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

The New School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2019-2020.

New School University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New School University is $40,044 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general literature students whose families make $30-$48k.

The 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.

Read more about General Literature at The New School

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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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