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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Writing in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
55 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 948 people earned their degree in general writing, making the major the 463rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 75 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 55 general writing graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general writing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general writing 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 general writing program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The general writing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General Writing in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Potsdam

Potsdam, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Potsdam. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Potsdam is a public institution located in Potsdam, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Potsdam not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SUNY Potsdam is $13,704 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general writing students.

Read full report on General Writing at SUNY Potsdam

#2

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Marywood University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Marywood University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marywood also made our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Marywood University is $22,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General Writing at Marywood University

#3

Cabrini University

Radnor, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cabrini University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Radnor, Pennsylvania. It awarded 4 bachelors’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

Cabrini University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,684 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students per year to attend Cabrini University.

Read full report on General Writing at Cabrini University

#4

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Goucher College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Goucher College is a small school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 1 bachelors’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Goucher, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Goucher College is $25,716 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree general writing students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. 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 Writing at Goucher College

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value General Writing Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hobart and William Smith Colleges landed the #5 spot on the list. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Geneva, New York. It awarded 6 bachelors’s general writing degrees in 2019-2020.

The Colleges also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Writing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $32,940 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree General Writing students per year to attend The Colleges.

The impressive 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. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Hobart and William Smith Colleges General Writing 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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