2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 29,936 people earned their degree in general education, making the major the 28th most popular in the United States.

Across Virginia, there were 1,066 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 100 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in general education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general education programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general education program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 24 doctorate’s general education degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Education at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

Virginia Commonwealth University

Richmond, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$29,228 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Commonwealth University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Located in Richmond, Virginia, this large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general education students in 2019-2020.

VCU also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Education at VCU

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s general education degrees to 41 students in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full George Mason University General Education Report

#4

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$8,349 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Liberty University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value General Education Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s general education degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Education at Liberty University

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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