2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education 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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which teaching program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Colleges.
Top 10 Best General Education Schools
Our 2023 rankings named La Salle University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general education students. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at La Salle are $33,150 per year.
Out of the 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Radnor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Cabrini University are $33,845 per year. Education majors at Cabrini University take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. RCSJ is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Sewell.
RCSJ undergraduate students pay an average of $5,550 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, education majors at RCSJ accumulate an average of around $9,808 in student debt.
Read full report on General Education at Rowan College of South Jersey Gloucester Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend York College of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YCP are $22,350 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, YCP also is in the top 15% of our Best General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
Read full report on General Education at York College of Pennsylvania
Out of the 66 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Baltimore.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Goucher are $48,200 a year.
Wilson College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Chambersburg, Wilson is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Wilson are $26,200 a year.
Westminster College Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of New Wilmington, Westminster New Wilmington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Westminster New Wilmington are $38,230 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Westminster New Wilmington also did well on our Best General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Lehigh Carbon Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Schnecksville, LCCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at LCCC are $12,060 a year. The average amount in student loans that education majors at LCCC take out is $11,000.
Read full report on General Education at Lehigh Carbon Community College
Holy Family University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Holy Family is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Holy Family are $31,640 per year.
Wilmington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of New Castle, Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Wilmington University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,760 in tuition and fees each year. Education majors at Wilmington University take out an average of $23,277 in student loans while working on their egree.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value General Education Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Montclair State University | Montclair, NJ |
| 12 | University of Delaware | Newark, DE |
| 13 | Messiah University | Mechanicsburg, PA |
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 |
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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