2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Liberal Arts is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 2nd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 365,980 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Southeast region, there were 117,026 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree liberal studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Emory University

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UofM is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts at UofM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (With Aid)

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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