Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Public/Applied History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duquesne University landed the #1 spot on the list. Duquesne University is a medium-sized school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 4 ’s public/applied history degrees in 2020-2021.
Duquesne also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public/Applied History Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,219 for Middle Atlantic Region Public/Applied History students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Duquesne University.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad 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%.