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2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

5 Ranked Colleges
13 Degrees Awarded
$28,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 9,419 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 102nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,585 and had an average of $22,144 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,199 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,927 and $22,360 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent ethnic 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 ethnic 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 Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ethnic studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #1 spot on the list. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees to qualified students.

Cornell also took the #1 spot in our “Best Ethnic 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 are $30,042.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ethnic studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMCP has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Ethnic 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 University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree ethnic studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, SUNY Stony Brook has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s ethnic studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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