2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 133,583 general studies students received their degree, making the major the 5th most popular in the country.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 8,653 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 3 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general 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 general studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Drexel University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$37,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value General Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Drexel University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s general studies students in 2019-2020.

Drexel also made our “Best General Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Drexel are $37,074.

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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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