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2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

9 Ranked Colleges
128 Degrees Awarded
$37,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,978 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,880 and $28,188 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 128 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #1 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read more about General Education at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 35 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students with aid list, Johns Hopkins has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Delaware

Newark, Delaware
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Delaware. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Delaware is located in Newark, Delaware and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students with aid list, UD has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Delaware are $35,192, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. UPenn is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UPenn General Education Report

#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Binghamton University is located in Vestal, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree education students with aid list, Binghamton University has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at Binghamton University

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 17 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836.

Full Pitt General Education Report

#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Temple University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Temple University is a large public school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 13 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Temple University General Education Report

#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#4 in overall quality

University of Rochester did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.

University of Rochester also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505.

Full University of Rochester General Education Report

#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#7 in overall quality

Hofstra University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #9. Hofstra is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 9 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Hofstra also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hofstra University are $27,172, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Hofstra General Education 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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