2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 444 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 4 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent women’s studies programs, but they also cost less that 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 women’s studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Women’s 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 women’s studies students.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Women’s Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

#2 in overall quality

$25,583 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s women’s studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Stony Brook University Women’s Studies Report

#3

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#3 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Women’s 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.

Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick Women’s Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies

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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