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2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

29 Ranked Colleges
1,181 Degrees Awarded
$23,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Other Health Professions is the 100th most popular major in the country with 7,767 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $39,856 and had an average of $27,421 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,764 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,067 and $27,284 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,181 other health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 29 colleges that offer a degree in other health professions. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other health professions programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other health professions program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Health Professions in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Thomas Edison State University

Trenton, New Jersey

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Thomas Edison State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

TESU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Thomas Edison State University

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University landed the #2 spot on the list. SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY Downstate, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.

The low student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. 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.

Full SUNY Downstate Other Health Professions Report

#3

Excelsior University

Albany, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Excelsior University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Excelsior University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 90 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Excelsior University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Excelsior University

#4

Lock Haven University

Lock Haven, Pennsylvania

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lock Haven University landed the #4 spot on the list. LHU is a small school located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania that handed out 91 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

LHU also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #21. The yearly cost to attend LHU is $20,506 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

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#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 29 schools in the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Glassboro, New Jersey, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan is $25,454 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Rowan University

With a ranking of #6, University of Maryland - Baltimore County did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 72 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $19,082 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend UMBC.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Health Professions at UMBC

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is a small school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 19 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at PA College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences is $33,512 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences

#8

Elizabethtown College

Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Elizabethtown College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students list, Etown has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Etown is $26,937 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 more about Other Health Professions at Etown

#9

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York

Brooklyn College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Brooklyn College is a public institution located in Brooklyn, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,683 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend Brooklyn College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Brooklyn College

#10

D'Youville College

Buffalo, New York
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, D’Youville College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

D’Youville College also took the #25 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend D’Youville College is $19,441 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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#11

Molloy College

Rockville Centre, New York
#7 in overall quality

Molloy College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Rockville Centre, New York, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Molloy also took the #7 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $29,374 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students per year to attend Molloy College.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The low student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Full Molloy College Other Health Professions Report

#12

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#12 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick is $21,654 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#13

La Roche University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#20 in overall quality

La Roche University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

La Roche also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #20. The estimated yearly cost for La Roche is $20,199 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students.

Read more about Other Health Professions at La Roche University

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #14. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

Pitt also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #14. The yearly cost to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is $27,938 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Other Health Professions at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#15

Gannon University

Erie, Pennsylvania

Gannon University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 94 students in 2019-2020.

Gannon also took the #6 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Gannon is $21,431 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Other Health Professions at Gannon University

#16

St. Francis College

Brooklyn Heights, New York

St. Francis College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Brooklyn Heights, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for St. Francis College is $18,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

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#17

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#11 in overall quality

University of Delaware landed the #17 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newark, Delaware, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health professions students in 2019-2020.

UD also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for University of Delaware is $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, 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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at UD

#18

Nazareth College

Rochester, New York
#16 in overall quality

Nazareth College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Rochester, New York, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

Nazareth not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $29,994 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students per year to attend Nazareth.

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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 Other Health Professions at Nazareth College

#19

Russell Sage College

Troy, New York

Russell Sage College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Russel Sage is a small school located in Troy, New York that handed out 35 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Russell Sage College is $23,337 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#20

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#17 in overall quality

Marywood University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marywood, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Marywood University is $22,236 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Other Health Professions at Marywood

#21

DeSales University

Center Valley, Pennsylvania
#13 in overall quality

DeSales University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. DeSales is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Center Valley, Pennsylvania. It awarded 39 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

DeSales also made our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #13. The estimated yearly cost for DeSales University is $28,309 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students.

The low student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.

Full DeSales University Other Health Professions Report

#22

Alvernia University

Reading, Pennsylvania
#22 in overall quality

Alvernia University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alvernia University is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 72 bachelors’s health professions degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students list, Alvernia has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Alvernia University is $27,851 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students.

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#23

Thomas Jefferson University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Thomas Jefferson University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s health professions degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Thomas Jefferson University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Thomas Jefferson University is $25,162 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.

Full Thomas Jefferson University Other Health Professions Report

#24

King's College

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, King’s College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. King’s College PA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

King’s College PA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend King’s College is $25,415 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students.

Read more about Other Health Professions at King’s College

#25

LIU Post

Brookville, New York

LIU Post did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Health Professions Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #25. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s health professions degrees to 117 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree health professions students list, LIU Post has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best Other Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $25,767 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions students per year to attend LIU Post.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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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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