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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 African American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality African American studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the African American studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for African American Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#1 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s African American studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best African American Studies Doctor’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 Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell African American Studies Report

#1

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value African American Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s African American studies students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best African American Studies Doctor’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 Temple University are $24,236.

Full Temple University African American 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%.

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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