2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 145 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 125 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education 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 adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 37 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
UPenn also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Rutgers New Brunswick is a large school located in New Brunswick, New Jersey that handed out 27 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’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 University - New Brunswick are $32,132.
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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 Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Buffalo, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.
Buffalo State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Buffalo State are $23,905, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SUNY Empire State College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. SUNY Empire State College is a public institution located in Saratoga Springs, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Empire also took the #8 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Empire are $23,660, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Point Park University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.
Point Park not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’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 Point Park are $17,748.
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. IUP is a fairly large public school situated in Indiana, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Widener University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Widener University is a medium-sized school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our middle atlantic region master’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $0-$30k list, Widener has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Widener are $24,810.
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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%.
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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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