2023 Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 230 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's 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 Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 1,284 bachelor’s degrees in .
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,833 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $63,274 to cover tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Out of the 230 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 3,383 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
UPenn does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $66,104. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Out of the 230 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucknell University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 1,056 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees at Bucknell is $64,772. 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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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 4,155 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
If you want to attend Cornell, expect to pay an average of $66,014 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Colgate University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree programs. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Hamilton, New York, and it awarded 933 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $67,024 to cover tuition and fees at Colgate. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Excelsior University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Albany, New York, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2,457 bachelor’s degree awards in .
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Lehigh University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree programs. Lehigh is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,408 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you want to attend Lehigh, expect to pay an average of $62,180 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Lafayette College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in Easton, Pennsylvania, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 746 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $61,824 to cover tuition and fees at Lafayette. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Georgetown University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,219 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
The average tuition and fees at Georgetown is $65,081. 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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Swarthmore College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Swarthmore is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It awarded 562 bachelor’s degrees in .
Swarthmore does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $62,412. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Barnard College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in New York, New York, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 892 bachelor’s degree awards in .
Barnard does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $66,246. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Villanova University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree programs. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Villanova, Pennsylvania. It awarded 2,148 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $64,701 to cover tuition and fees at Villanova. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Hamilton College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clinton, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 620 students in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $62,740 to cover tuition and fees at Hamilton. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Thomas Edison State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Trenton, New Jersey, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,334 bachelor’s degree awards in .
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Gettysburg College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Gettysburg College is a small private not-for-profit school located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 713 bachelor’s degrees in .
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The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 754 bachelor’s degrees in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at The Graduate Center is $7,410. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $15,360.
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With a ranking of #18, The College of New Jersey did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. Ewing, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelor’s degrees to 1,725 students in .
In-state students pay an average of $18,685 in tuition and fees if they attend TCNJ full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $24,568.
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With a ranking of #19, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Maryland - College Park is a large public school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 8,802 bachelor’s degrees in .
Students from Maryland who attend UMCP full time pay an average of $11,505 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $40,306.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in New York, New York, the large private not-for-profit school awarded 2,872 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
Columbia does not offer a discount to in-state students, so the average tuition and fees for all undergraduates is $68,171. This amount may be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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Vassar College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Vassar is a private not-for-profit institution located in Poughkeepsie, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 749 bachelor’s degrees in .
The average tuition and fees at Vassar is $67,805. 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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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ranked #22 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Troy, New York, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,379 diplomas to qualifed bachelor’s degree students in .
If you want to attend RPI, expect to pay an average of $61,884 in tuition and fees. Of course, this could be reduced if you receive financial aid.
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With a ranking of #23, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Hoboken, New Jersey, and it awarded 948 bachelor’s degrees in .
If you don’t receive financial aid, you can expect a bill for $60,952 to cover tuition and fees at Stevens. The school does not offer an in-state discount.
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Johns Hopkins University ranked #24 on this year’s Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large private not-for-profit school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 1,912 bachelor’s degrees in .
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Saint Joseph’s University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. This medium-sized private not-for-profit school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,637 bachelor’s degrees in .
The average tuition and fees at St. Joe’s is $51,340. 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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Notes and References
Footnotes
*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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