2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 $0 and $0 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 For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in history. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent history 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 history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

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. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#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 For Those Making $30-$48k. William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s history degrees to qualified students.

William & Mary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at William & Mary

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 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 History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #2 spot in our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at GMU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k)

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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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