2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

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 Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Humanities is the 31st most popular major in the country with 23,605 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 810 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality humanities 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 humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” list to help you make the college decision.

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. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #1 spot on the list. George Mason University is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 6 doctorate’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

Read more about Humanities at GMU

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.

Read more about Humanities at University of Louisville

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Humanities (Income $48-$75k)

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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