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2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$27,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Women's Studies Schools for a Master's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Women’s Studies is the 254th most popular major in the country with 2,802 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 444 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in women’s studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great women’s studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the women’s studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Women’s Studies 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 Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. College Park, Maryland is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s women’s studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

UMCP also took the #1 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Women’s Studies Report

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Stony Brook, New York, and it awarded 1 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Stony Brook University Women’s Studies Report

#3

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

Towson also took the #4 spot in our “Best Women’s Studies 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 Towson are $18,972.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at Towson University

#4

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

UAlbany also made our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Women’s Studies at UAlbany

#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Rutgers New Brunswick Women’s Studies Report

#6

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, George Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 2 masters’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Women’s Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Washington University are $31,824, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full George Washington University Women’s Studies 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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