by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Liberal Arts General Studies is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 1st of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,337 and had an average of $17,430 in loans still to pay off.
Across Georgia, there were 11,221 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,009 and $22,094 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 13 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $69,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Georgia for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular liberal arts general studies programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Georgia for a Doctorate”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Georgia for a Doctorate”.
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Georgia for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts Major in Georgia for a Doctorate. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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