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by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking.
Art Studies is the 56th most popular major in the country with 18,755 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 1,574 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 59 art studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,038 and $47,245 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in art studies. That schools that top this list have a program in art studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for middle atlantic region master’s degree art studies students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Millersville, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Wayne, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s art studies degrees to 5 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kean University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Union, New Jersey, this fairly large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #7, SUNY Oswego did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Oswego, New York, and it awarded 3 masters’s art studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montclair State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Montclair State is located in Montclair, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 51 masters’s art studies degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Morgan State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Morgan State University is a medium-sized school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 14 masters’s art studies degrees in 2021-2022.
University at Albany came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Albany, New York, and it awarded 23 masters’s art studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Howard University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s art studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
New Jersey City University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Art Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. NJCU is a public institution located in Jersey City, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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