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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

1 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor's in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Corrections is the 419th most popular major in the country with 3,984 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 394 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,278 and $24,587 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great corrections programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the corrections 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 Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Corrections (Income $30-$48k) in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Middle Atlantic Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Pitt is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 51 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #1 spot in our “Best Corrections Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. It costs about $21,011 for Middle Atlantic Region Bachelor’s Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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