2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Latin American Studies is the 526th most popular major in the country with 718 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 162 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 33 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Latin American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Latin American studies 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 Latin American studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree latin american studies students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#3 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 5 masters’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$51,194 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s Latin American studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree latin american studies students list, Columbia has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Latin American Studies at Columbia

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 23 masters’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Latin American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Latin American Studies at Georgetown University

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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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