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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ceramic Arts & Ceramics in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Ranked Colleges
25 Degrees Awarded
$22,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Ceramic Arts & Ceramics is the 860th most popular major in the country with 150 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 44 ceramic arts and ceramics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 ceramic arts and ceramics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in ceramic arts and ceramics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great ceramic arts and ceramics programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the ceramic arts and ceramics program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics 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 ceramic arts and ceramics students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ceramic Arts & Ceramics in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

SUNY Fredonia

Fredonia, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Fredonia landed the #1 spot on the list. SUNY Fredonia is located in Fredonia, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s ceramic arts and ceramics degrees to qualified students.

SUNY Fredonia also made our “Best Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $14,824 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ceramic arts and ceramics students per year to attend SUNY Fredonia.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#2

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the #2 spot on the list. New Paltz, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s ceramic arts and ceramics degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SUNY New Paltz, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SUNY New Paltz is $17,171 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ceramic arts and ceramics 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

Buffalo State

Buffalo, New York
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Buffalo State. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s ceramic arts and ceramics degrees in 2019-2020.

Buffalo State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $12,960 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Ceramic Arts and Ceramics students per year to attend Buffalo State.

Full Buffalo State Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s ceramic arts and ceramics degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also made our “Best Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend Temple is $23,521 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Ceramic Arts and Ceramics students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Temple Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Report

#5

Marywood University

Scranton, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marywood University landed the #5 spot on the list. Marywood University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 bachelors’s ceramic arts and ceramics degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Marywood, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $22,236 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ceramic arts and ceramics students per year to attend Marywood.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#6

Arcadia University

Glenside, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Arcadia University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Glenside, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ceramic arts and ceramics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Arcadia, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Arcadia is $27,189 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Ceramic Arts and Ceramics students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#1 in overall quality

Maryland Institute College of Art ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ceramic Arts and Ceramics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s ceramic arts and ceramics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ceramic arts and ceramics students list, MICA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Ceramic Arts & Ceramics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $38,921 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree ceramic arts and ceramics students per year to attend Maryland Institute College of Art.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 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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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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