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2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
59 Degrees Awarded
$30,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,787 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,070 and $25,837 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Cornell University are $30,042.

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#2

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 9 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Washington University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. GWU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GWU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Stony Brook University is a large school located in Stony Brook, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Stony Brook University are $25,583.

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#5

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rutgers University - Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to qualified students.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Rutgers Newark are $32,112.

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#6

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#7 in overall quality

Temple University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Temple did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick also made our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 6 doctorate’s area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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