2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Liberal Arts & Humanities
Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the best value school for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #4 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in the Middle Atlantic Region .
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Out of the 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.
Johns Hopkins excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Request InformationBest Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State
Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools 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 2 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).
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