2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 559,661 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southeast region, there were 159,457 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,231 and $16,248 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and humanities program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 2 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & 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 Emory University are $44,676.

Full Emory Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 6 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at GMU

#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Memphis is a large school located in Memphis, Tennessee that handed out 1 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at UofM

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & 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 UofL are $27,575.

Full University of Louisville Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & 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.

Credits

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