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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
18 Degrees Awarded
$34,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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With 556,813 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 43,359 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,635 and $19,425 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts general studies. That schools that top this list have a program in liberal arts general studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree liberal arts students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UMBC Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Georgetown University Liberal Arts General Studies Report

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #3 spot on the list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 97%.

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Syracuse, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s liberal arts degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts General Studies at Syracuse

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the #4 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 0 doctorate’s liberal arts degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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