2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
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The Best Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 186 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master'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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Top Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
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Our analysis found Princeton University to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 661 students in .
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 3,779 students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Cornell, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 22% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Carnegie Mellon University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 4,339 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Carnegie Mellon. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 26% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6,099 master’s degrees in .
UPenn does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 19% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Teachers College at Columbia University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree. Teachers College at Columbia University is a small private not-for-profit school located in New York, New York that handed out 1,847 master’s degrees in .
Teachers College does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2022-2023 about 36% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Georgetown University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4,805 master’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Georgetown. During the 2022-2023 year, about 33% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Johns Hopkins is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 8,840 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Johns Hopkins does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 71% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. This fairly large private not-for-profit school is located in Villanova, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1,232 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Villanova, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 47% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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The College of New Jersey ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized public school is located in Ewing, New Jersey, and it awarded 347 master’s degrees in .
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TCNJ. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 31% took at least some of their classes online.
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Elizabethtown College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Etown is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 126 master’s degrees in .
One thing to take note of is that Etown does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 57% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Lehigh University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 507 students in .
Lehigh does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 32% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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With a ranking of #12, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 1,242 master’s degrees in .
The Graduate Center does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2022-2023 year, about 75% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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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 master’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school located in New York, New York that handed out 11,596 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Columbia. In 2022-2023 about 18% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Thomas Jefferson University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 888 master’s degrees in .
Thomas Jefferson University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2022-2023 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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With a ranking of #15, University of Maryland - College Park did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree. UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a large student population. In , this school awarded 3,078 master’s degrees to qualified students.
UMCP does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2022-2023 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Saint Vincent College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. This small private not-for-profit school is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 32 master’s degrees in .
Saint Vincent does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 9% of graduates took at least one course online in 2022-2023.
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University of Scranton ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University of Scranton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It awarded 465 master’s degrees in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at University of Scranton. In 2022-2023 about 41% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newark, New Jersey, the fairly large public school awarded 1,124 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Online graduate courses are available at Rutgers Newark, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 40% took at least some of their classes online.
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George Washington University ranked #19 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, the large private not-for-profit school handed out 4,471 master’s degree awards in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at GWU. In 2022-2023 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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New York University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 12,937 students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NYU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2022-2023 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
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Loyola University Maryland did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #21 on the list. Loyola Maryland is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 563 master’s degrees in .
Online graduate courses are available at Loyola Maryland, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2022-2023 year, about 86% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Saint Joseph’s University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 1,079 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in .
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at St. Joe’s. In fact, around 72% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2022-2023.
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Ithaca College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. Ithaca is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 183 master’s degrees in .
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Ithaca. During the 2022-2023 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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University of Delaware landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs. This large public school is located in Newark, Delaware, and it awarded 1,133 master’s degrees in .
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UD does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2022-2023 year, about 37% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Wagner College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Wagner is a private not-for-profit institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 136 master’s degrees in .
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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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