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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

5 Ranked Colleges
218 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Salary
Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking.

Natural Sciences is the 209th most popular major in the country with 2,345 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, natural sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,257 and had an average of $22,289 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 244 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,000 and $27,689 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 218 natural sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in natural sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality natural sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the natural sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Natural Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

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 Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 33 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $9,049 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Johns Hopkins.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Johns Hopkins University Natural Sciences Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. It costs about $21,743 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Natural Sciences students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Temple University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Full Temple Natural Sciences Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harrisburg University of Science and Technology. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This small school is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Harrisburg University of Science and Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Harrisburg University of Science and Technology is $14,417 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Harrisburg University of Science and Technology Natural Sciences Report

#4

Mount Saint Mary College

Newburgh, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Saint Mary College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Newburgh, New York, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, Mount Saint Mary has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Saint Mary College is $24,902 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Mount Saint Mary College Natural Sciences Report

#5

Hofstra University

Hempstead, New York
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hofstra University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Natural Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Hofstra University is located in Hempstead, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s natural sciences degrees to qualified students.

Hofstra also took the #3 spot in our “Best Natural Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hofstra University is $32,962 for middle atlantic region bachelor’s degree natural sciences students whose families make $48-$75k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Natural Sciences at Hofstra

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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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