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2023 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Colleges
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 29,810 general education students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #5 most popular in the country.

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The Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the best school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general education schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UD is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general education programs. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#8

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #9, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Drexel University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #10, Drexel University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General Education Colleges by State

Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 702
Pennsylvania 1,014
New York 604
Maryland 1,286
District of Columbia 79
Delaware 134

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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