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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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 African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 246 people earned their degree in African studies, making the major the 823rd most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 61 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 35 African studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in African studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality African studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the African studies 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 African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree african studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for African Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Barnard College

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Barnard College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in New York, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s African studies students in 2019-2020.

Barnard also took the #1 spot in our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $16,751 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree African Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Barnard.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on African Studies at Barnard College

#2

Dickinson College

Carlisle, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Dickinson College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Dickinson is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s African studies degrees to qualified students.

Dickinson did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $18,152 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree African Studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Dickinson College.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about African Studies at Dickinson

#3

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Vassar College landed the #3 spot on the list. Poughkeepsie, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s African studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Vassar not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $14,900 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree african studies students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Vassar College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Vassar African Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hobart and William Smith Colleges landed the #4 spot on the list. Hobart and William Smith Colleges is a small school located in Geneva, New York that handed out 4 bachelors’s African studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The Colleges not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges is $26,135 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree African Studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

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%. 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.

Full Hobart and William Smith Colleges African Studies 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%.

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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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