2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2020-2021, 88 people earned their degree in demography and population studies, making the major the 345th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, demography and population studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 14 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 demography and population studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in demography and population studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their demography and population studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 2 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

1

Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

#4 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 2 masters’s population studies 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Full Princeton Demography & Population Studies Report

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Population Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 3 masters’s population studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Pennsylvania Demography & Population Studies Report

• Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Demography & Population Studies

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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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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