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2022 Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

6 Ranked Colleges
47 Degrees Awarded
$24,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 428 people earned their degree in other economics, making the major the 585th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 89 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 47 other economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in other economics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other economics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the other economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other economics students.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Other Economics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Canisius College

Buffalo, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Canisius College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Buffalo, New York, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s other economics students in 2019-2020.

Canisius also made our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Canisius College is $19,222 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students.

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#2

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Delaware is a large school located in Newark, Delaware that handed out 12 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UD is $17,220 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other economics students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Delaware Other Economics Report

#3

Westminster College Pennsylvania

New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Westminster College Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westminster College Pennsylvania is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Westminster New Wilmington also made our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Westminster New Wilmington is $20,172 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students.

The low student loan default rate of 3.2% 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%.

Full Westminster New Wilmington Other Economics Report

#4

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington & Jefferson College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Washington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2019-2020.

W&J also took the #4 spot in our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $26,427 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students per year to attend Washington & Jefferson College.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, 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 85%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#5

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s other economics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

CUA also made our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $34,230 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree other economics students per year to attend CUA.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full CUA Other Economics Report

#6

Barnard College

New York, New York
#1 in overall quality

Barnard College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Other Economics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Barnard College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 10 bachelors’s other economics degrees in 2019-2020.

Barnard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Other Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $28,204 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Other Economics students per year to attend Barnard College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Barnard College Other Economics 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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