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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies in the Southeast Region

1 Ranked Colleges
6 Degrees Awarded
$32,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 113 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

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

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the American U.S. studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region.

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

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s United States studies degrees to qualified students.

William & Mary also took the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s United States studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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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%.

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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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