2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 556,813 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the #3 most popular major in the United States.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Colleges.
Top 15% Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Thomas Edison State University to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . TESU is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Trenton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TESU are $9,342 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, TESU also is in the top 10% of our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Out of the 67 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Excelsior College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Albany.
Excelsior College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Wilmington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wilmington University are $11,760 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Maryland Global Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMGC are $12,336 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMGC also is in the top 15% of our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Maria College of Albany helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Albany, Maria College of Albany is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Maria College of Albany are $16,035 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Morgan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Morgan State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Morgan State are $18,480 a year.
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Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clarion University is a small public school located in the town of Clarion.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Clarion University are $16,052 a year.
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Mansfield University of Pennsylvania ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Mansfield University is a small public school located in the distant town of Mansfield.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mansfield University are $13,248 a year.
With a ranking of #9, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CCNY are $15,290 a year.
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Edinboro University of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Edinboro is a small public school located in the town of Edinboro.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Edinboro are $15,062 a year.
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With a ranking of #10, California University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Cal U is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of California.
Cal U undergraduate students pay an average of $15,726 in tuition and fees each year.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Graduate Center are $15,360 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for Liberal Arts & Humanities students in the Middle Atlantic Region seeking value that almost earned our Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA |
| 13 | Stockton University | Galloway, NJ |
Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Jersey | 9,619 |
| Pennsylvania | 3,589 |
| New York | 19,150 |
| Maryland | 9,515 |
| Delaware | 649 |
| District of Columbia | 145 |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Related Majors for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 556,813 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Visual & Performing Arts | 149,215 |
| English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).
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