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2022 Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

5 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$28,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,267 people earned their degree in African American studies, making the major the 394th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 315 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in African American studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality African American 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 American 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 American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s African American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s African American studies students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583.

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#3

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #3 spot on the list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s African American studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225.

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#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s African American studies students in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #4 spot in our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

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#5

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 masters’s African American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best African American Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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