by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Dispute Resolution is the 684th most popular major in the country with 648 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 165 dispute resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in dispute resolution. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their dispute resolution program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this small public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified ’s dispute resolution students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. 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.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yeshiva University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s dispute resolution students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 2.2% 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 90%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fordham University landed the #4 spot on the list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s dispute resolution degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Out of the 5 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Dispute Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the #5 spot on the list. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s dispute resolution degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
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