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Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$58,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor's Degree School for You

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is the #30 most popular major in the country with 2,680 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree 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 doctor's degree programs for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for liberal arts / sciences and humanities majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Liberal Arts & Humanities

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 a year.

Georgetown also made our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Georgetown University

#2

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Johns Hopkins graduate students pay an average of $61,202 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Johns Hopkins also is in the top 20% of our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Johns Hopkins University Report

Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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