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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the Middle Atlantic Region

8 Ranked Colleges
110 Degrees Awarded
$50,034 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution is the 231st most popular major in the country with 1,175 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, peace studies and conflict resolution graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $42,590 and had an average of $21,045 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 278 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $45,340 and $16,626 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 110 peace studies and conflict resolution graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in peace studies and conflict resolution. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in peace studies and conflict resolution.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree conflict resolution students.

Top 8 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Salisbury University
Salisbury, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school situated in Salisbury, Maryland. It awarded 21 masters’s conflict resolution 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%.

Full Salisbury University Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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California University of Pennsylvania
California, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. California, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s conflict resolution degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution at California University of Pennsylvania

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American University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conflict resolution degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full American University Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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Arcadia University
Glenside, Pennsylvania

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arcadia University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Glenside, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s conflict resolution degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Arcadia Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Georgetown is a large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 25 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Georgetown University Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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Buffalo State
Buffalo, New York

Buffalo State landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s conflict resolution degrees to qualified students.

Full Buffalo State Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, New Jersey

Rutgers University - Newark came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Newark, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 masters’s conflict resolution degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rutgers University - Newark Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution Report

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Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Conflict Resolution Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Temple is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s conflict resolution degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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

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