2023 Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Doctor's Degree School for You
History is the #31 most popular major in the country with 32,731 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value History Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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Our analysis found University of Delaware to be the best value school for history students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.
UPenn not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GWU are $32,904 a year.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NYU are $38,206 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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Out of the 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #6, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for history students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 per year.
Princeton not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Temple University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.
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Georgetown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.
Georgetown also made our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.
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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.
UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for history students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 per year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 1,235 |
| New York | 2,677 |
| Maryland | 617 |
| New Jersey | 735 |
| District of Columbia | 258 |
| Delaware | 68 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.