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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the Middle Atlantic Region

4 Ranked Colleges
139 Degrees Awarded
$27,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 1,213 people earned their degree in peace studies and conflict resolution, making the major the 223rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, peace studies and conflict resolution graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $43,440 and had an average of $44,382 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 247 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,233 and $61,626 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 139 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in peace studies and conflict resolution. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent peace studies and conflict resolution programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the peace studies and conflict resolution program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Salisbury University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Salisbury, Maryland, this medium-sized public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified bachelors’s conflict resolution students in 2019-2020.

Salisbury not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Salisbury University is $19,617 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree conflict resolution students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Salisbury Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

#2

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the #2 spot on the list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Goucher also made our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend Goucher College is $25,716 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree conflict resolution students.

The 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at Goucher

#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s conflict resolution students in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GWU is $33,719 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree conflict resolution students.

The low 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 88%.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at George Washington University

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Conflict Resolution Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #4 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s conflict resolution degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Georgetown University is $28,909 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Conflict Resolution students.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at Georgetown University

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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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