2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,457 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,747 and $24,631 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than 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 history program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. Located in Charlottesville, Virginia, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394.

Read more about History at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 5 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

William & Mary also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800.

Read full report on History at William & Mary

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia list. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Read full report on History at George Mason 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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