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

5 Ranked Colleges
65 Degrees Awarded
$29,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Humanities is the 31st most popular major in the country with 23,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 4,303 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 65 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great humanities 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 humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The humanities school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region”.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree humanities students.

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Towson University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Towson, Maryland, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

Towson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972.

Read full report on Humanities at Towson University

#2

Fordham University

Bronx, New York
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified masters’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

Fordham U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Humanities at Fordham University

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St John’s University - New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. STJ is located in Queens, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s humanities degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Humanities Master’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 St John’s University - New York are $30,666.

Full St John’s University - New York Humanities Report

#4

New York University

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree humanities students list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Humanities at NYU

#5

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #5 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728.

Read more about Humanities at Penn State University Park

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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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