2023 Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 179 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Our 2023 rankings named Excelsior University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for students working on their associate degree. Excelsior University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 1,017 associate degrees in .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Elizabethtown College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Elizabethtown College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associate degrees in .
The average tuition and fees at Etown is $36,842. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Thomas Jefferson University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 27 associate degrees in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $45,533 to cover tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Rutgers University - New Brunswick helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, the large public school awarded 32 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in .
Students from New Jersey who attend Rutgers New Brunswick full time pay an average of $17,239 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $36,001.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for students working on their associate degree. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 88 students in .
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With a ranking of #6, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their associate degree. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a medium-sized public school located in Indiana, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 associate degrees in .
In-state students pay an average of $11,380 in tuition and fees if they attend IUP full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $16,297.
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Thomas Edison State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school awarded 379 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in .
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The New School did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. New School University is located in New York, New York and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 139 associate degrees to qualified students.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $56,311 to cover tuition and fees at New School University. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Molloy College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Molloy College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Rockville Centre, New York that handed out 23 associate degrees in .
Molloy does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $37,840. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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With a ranking of #11, Delaware Technical Community College - Terry did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their associate degree. This fairly large public school is located in Dover, Delaware, and it awarded 1,464 associate degrees in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Delaware Tech is $4,965. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,828.
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SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. ESF is located in Syracuse, New York and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 48 associate degrees to qualified students.
Full-time students from New York pay an average of $9,206 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend ESF. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $21,036.
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Anne Arundel Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Arnold, Maryland is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 1,401 students in .
Students from Maryland who attend AACC full time pay an average of $8,186 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $11,330.
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Harcum College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Harcum College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 299 associate degrees in .
Harcum College does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $29,900. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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University of Scranton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an associate degree. It came in at #16 on the list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school located in Scranton, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 associate degrees in .
If you want to attend University of Scranton, expect to pay an average of $52,034 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Widener University landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree programs. Widener University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in Chester, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 associate degrees in .
The average tuition and fees at Widener is $53,638. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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University of Pittsburgh - Titusville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an associate degree. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Titusville, Pennsylvania, the very small public school handed out 7 associate degree awards in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Pitt Titusville is $11,918. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $22,210.
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Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology is a small public school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania that handed out 485 associate degrees in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $9,050 to cover tuition and fees at Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Rider University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an associate degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Rider is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 5 associate degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at Rider is $38,900. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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With a ranking of #21, SUNY Empire State College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their associate degree. SUNY Empire State College is a medium-sized public school located in Saratoga Springs, New York that handed out 430 associate degrees in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at SUNY Empire is $7,630. Out-of-state students pay an average of $17,540.
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Gannon University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associate degrees to 9 students in .
The average tuition and fees at Gannon is $37,951. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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Middlesex County College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Edison, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associate degrees to 1,483 students in .
If you want to attend Middlesex County College, expect to pay an average of $7,068 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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With a ranking of #24, Rochester Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their associate degree. Located in Rochester, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 73 diplomas to qualifed associate degree students in .
RIT does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $56,664. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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%.
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