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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for African Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
35 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value African Studies 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. 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 African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in African studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great African studies 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 African studies 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 African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for African Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s African studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dickinson, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dickinson College is $29,452 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree african studies students.

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.

Full Dickinson African Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hobart and William Smith Colleges. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The 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 The Colleges is $32,940 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree african studies students.

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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Hobart and William Smith Colleges African Studies Report

#3

Barnard College

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value African Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Barnard College landed the #3 spot on the list. Barnard is located in New York, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s African studies degrees to qualified students.

Barnard also made our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Barnard College is $28,204 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree african studies students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on African Studies at Barnard

#4

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 that were part of this year’s ranking, Vassar College landed the #4 spot on the list. Vassar College is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s African studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree african studies students list, Vassar has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best African Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $26,208 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree African Studies students per year to attend Vassar.

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. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read more about African Studies at Vassar College

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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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