2024 Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #123 out of 306 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of liberal arts general studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 20 doctor's degrees in liberal arts general studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Liberal Arts General Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

The liberal arts doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality liberal arts program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on liberal arts general studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of liberal arts general studies students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for liberal arts general studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized liberal arts general studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The liberal arts 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 the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Liberal Arts General Studies in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Doctorate in Liberal Arts

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

1 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Tulane University of Louisiana if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

5 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies has to look into George Mason University. GMU is a very large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from George Mason University

3

University of Louisville
Louisville, KY

1 Annual Graduates

University of Louisville is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in liberal arts general studies. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in liberal arts general studies from University of Louisville

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	0
Virginia	127	5
Georgia	126	13
Mississippi	113	0
Louisiana	103	1
Tennessee	102	0
Alabama	98	0
Kentucky	87	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Liberal Arts

One of 0 majors within the Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities area of study, Liberal Arts General Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Liberal Arts Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Humanities	18
Liberal Arts	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.