2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

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In 2019-2020, 23,605 people earned their degree in humanities, making the major the 31st most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 810 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 57 humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great humanities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

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

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Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities in the Southeast Region

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$7,050 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Charles Town, West Virginia, this large private for-profit school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified masters’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

American Military University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at American Public University System are $7,050, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full American Public University System Humanities Report

#2

Marshall University

Huntington, West Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$21,162 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marshall University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s humanities students in 2019-2020.

Marshall University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Humanities Master’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 Marshall University are $21,162.

Full Marshall University Humanities Report

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UofL did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Humanities at University of Louisville

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

#4 in overall quality

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Humanities Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #4 spot on the list. Old Dominion is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Humanities at Old Dominion

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Humanities

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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