2023 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Finding the Best General Education Master's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general education was ranked #12 in the country. In fact 21,189 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General Education Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Johns Hopkins University is a great place for general education students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at York College of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Westminster College Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Westminster New Wilmington is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of New Wilmington.
Out of the 46 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bank Street College of Education landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Bank Street College of Education is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
University of Delaware ranked #6 on this year’s Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Goucher College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, Goucher is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Saint Joseph’s University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, St. Joe's is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.
Wilson College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general education programs. Wilson is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chambersburg.
Best General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 199 |
| Pennsylvania | 861 |
| Maryland | 1,145 |
| New Jersey | 366 |
| District of Columbia | 25 |
| Delaware | 84 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Education
General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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 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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