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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$30,670 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$65,988 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked #74 in the country. In fact 2,680 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

St John's College

Annapolis, MD

Our analysis found St John’s College to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . St. John's Annapolis is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Annapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at St. John’s Annapolis are $19,316 a year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at St John’s College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their graduate certificate. Pitt is a very large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $42,024 per year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 395
Pennsylvania 69
Maryland 98
New Jersey 12
District of Columbia 21
Delaware 1

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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