2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in Indiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.

American U.S. Studies is the 309th most popular major in the country with 1,596 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Indiana, there were 35 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality American U.S. studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the American U.S. studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The united states studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for indiana doctor’s degree united states studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Purdue American U.S. Studies Report

#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 1 doctorate’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at IU Bloomington

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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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