by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Humanities is the 37th most popular major in the country with 22,314 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,922 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 457 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 50 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their humanities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree humanities students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The King’s College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. TKC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 48 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 50 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Seton Hall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Seton Hall University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in South Orange, New Jersey. It awarded 144 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Thomas Edison State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. TESU is located in Trenton, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 103 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Russell Sage College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Troy, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montclair State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Montclair, New Jersey is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 41 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Felician University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Felician University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Lodi, New Jersey. It awarded 3 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus is located in Teaneck, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Union College New York did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Schenectady, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Villanova University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #9. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 14 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Holy Family University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Madison, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s humanities students in 2020-2021.
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Washington College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Chestertown, Maryland, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bucknell University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This small school is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Fordham University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fordham U is a fairly large school located in Bronx, New York that handed out 14 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #15, Colgate University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Colgate is located in Hamilton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The low undergrad 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johnstown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
Alfred University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #18. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, St Lawrence University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St Lawrence University is located in Canton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate 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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #20, Purchase College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 9 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 ranking of #22, New York University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate 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.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s humanities degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Columbia University in the City of New York Humanities Report
Georgetown University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stevens Institute of Technology ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Humanities Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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