2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 45,290 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,587 and $17,772 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (With Aid)

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.

Credits

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