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 2023 rankings named Princeton University the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that Princeton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 186 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Cornell 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 2019-2020 year, about 85% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Carnegie Mellon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in the Middle Atlantic Region .
Carnegie Mellon 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 2019-2020 year, about 6% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UPenn. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Teachers College at Columbia University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Teachers College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, Georgetown is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
With a ranking of #7, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Johns Hopkins does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 85% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Villanova University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Villanova does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 89% took at least some of their classes online.
The College of New Jersey ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
TCNJ 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 99% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Elizabethtown College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Etown does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 72% took at least some of their classes online.
Lehigh University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Lehigh. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 24% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since The Graduate Center does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #13 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Columbia, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 91% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Thomas Jefferson University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Thomas Jefferson University, 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, 65% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Maryland - College Park came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UMCP. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 75% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Vincent College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
Online graduate courses are available at Saint Vincent, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 9% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
With a ranking of #17, University of Scranton did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
One thing to take note of is that University of Scranton does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 93% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Rutgers University - Newark ranked #18 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Rutgers Newark does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 23% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #19, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GWU. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 37% took at least some of their classes online.
New York University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that NYU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Loyola University Maryland came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Loyola Maryland. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Saint Joseph’s 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 #22 on the list.
St. Joe’s does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 94% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Ithaca College landed the #23 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Ithaca. In fact, around 99% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #24, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at UD, 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, 81% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #25, Wagner College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Rest of the Top 15% Best Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region of the U.S.
Not only did these schools make the top 28 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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These schools also performed well in our best schools ranking:
| Rank | School | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Syracuse University | Syracuse, NY |
| 30 | Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ |
| 31 | Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, PA |
| 32 | American University | Washington, DC |
| 33 | York College of Pennsylvania | York, PA |
| 34 | Ramapo College of New Jersey | Mahwah, NJ |
| 35 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Newark, NJ |
| 36 | Rider University | Lawrenceville, NJ |
| 37 | DeSales University | Center Valley, PA |
| 38 | Hood College | Frederick, MD |
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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