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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
218 Degrees Awarded
$31,600 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 2,345 people earned their degree in natural sciences, making the major the 209th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,257 and had an average of $22,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 244 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,000 and $27,689 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in natural sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income Over $110k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg University of Science and Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is $14,848 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Natural Sciences at Harrisburg University of Science and Technology

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the #2 spot on the list. Temple University is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 14 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Temple is $23,521 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Temple Natural Sciences Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Johns Hopkins University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 33 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Johns Hopkins University is $29,342 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#4

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Saint Mary College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Mount Saint Mary is located in Newburgh, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

Mount Saint Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Mount Saint Mary College is $25,242 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

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#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hofstra University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making Over $110k. Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

Hofstra also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hofstra University is $32,838 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.

Full Hofstra Natural Sciences Report

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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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