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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

13 Ranked Colleges
204 Degrees Awarded
$17,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Modern Languages is the 219th most popular major in the country with 3,075 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 253 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 204 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great modern languages 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 modern languages 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 Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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

Top 13 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Hamilton College

Clinton, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamilton College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Hamilton is a private not-for-profit institution located in Clinton, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k list, Hamilton has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Hamilton College is $11,385 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Hamilton Modern Languages Report

#2

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Towson, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Towson is $12,632 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Towson

#3

St Mary's College of Maryland

St. Mary's City, Maryland
#12 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Mary’s College of Maryland. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. St Mary’s College of Maryland is located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

SMCM also took the #12 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMCM is $12,323 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at SMCM

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #4 spot on the list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 1 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $15,779 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Rutgers New Brunswick

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this fairly large public school awarded 38 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. The estimated yearly cost for UMBC is $12,605 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UMBC Modern Languages Report

#6

West Chester University of Pennsylvania

West Chester, Pennsylvania
#9 in overall quality

West Chester University of Pennsylvania came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. WCUPA is a public institution located in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WCUPA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $17,966 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The low student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at West Chester University of Pennsylvania

#7

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Bloomsburg is a medium-sized school located in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 28 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Bloomsburg, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania is $16,232 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Modern Languages Report

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Syracuse University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Syracuse, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Syracuse, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Syracuse is $21,360 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Syracuse University

#9

Stockton University

Galloway, New Jersey
#13 in overall quality

Stockton University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. Stockton State is a medium-sized school located in Galloway, New Jersey that handed out 10 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k list, Stockton State has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $13,406 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Stockton State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Modern Languages at Stockton State

#10

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NYU is $25,771 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full NYU Modern Languages Report

#11

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Millersville, Pennsylvania
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

Millersville also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #11. The yearly cost to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania is $19,065 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Millersville Modern Languages Report

#12

Seton Hall University

South Orange, New Jersey
#7 in overall quality

Seton Hall University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #12. Seton Hall University is located in South Orange, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Seton Hall, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Seton Hall is $21,692 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Seton Hall University Modern Languages Report

#13

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rochester, New York
#5 in overall quality

Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Rochester, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k list, RIT has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $27,289 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Rochester Institute of Technology.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Modern Languages at RIT

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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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