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2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,787 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,070 and $25,837 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Park, Maryland, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Stony Brook, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. 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

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

NYU also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892.

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#8

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Rutgers University - Newark did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark also took the #9 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Rutgers Newark are $32,112.

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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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