2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Getting Aid” 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.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing education 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 Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid
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 Getting Aid.
Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
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 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 a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 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 New Brunswick are $32,132.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 37 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
UPenn also took the #1 spot 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 University of Pennsylvania are $41,760.
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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 Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 21 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Buffalo State also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Buffalo State are $23,905.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend SUNY Empire State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. SUNY Empire is a fairly large public school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 11 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
SUNY Empire also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Empire State College are $23,660.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
IUP also took the #6 spot 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 Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207.
Point Park University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. Point Park is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s adult and continuing ed degrees to qualified students.
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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Point Park University are $17,748, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Widener University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Widener 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 with aid list, Widener has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Widener are $24,810, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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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