by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Applied & Professional Ethics is the 1050th most popular major in the country with 98 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 48 applied and professional ethics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in applied and professional ethics. That schools that top this list have a program in applied and professional ethics in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Glasgow Caledonian New York College landed the #1 spot on the list. Glasgow Caledonian New York College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New-York, New York. It awarded 3 ’s applied and professional ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Baltimore. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. UB is a public institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon University is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 ’s applied and professional ethics degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 5 ’s applied and professional ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ursinus College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Ursinus College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Collegeville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 ’s applied and professional ethics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Applied and Professional Ethics Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Maryland - Baltimore is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s applied and professional ethics degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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