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2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

11 Ranked Colleges
114 Degrees Awarded
$35,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities is the 3rd most popular major in the United States. 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.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 114 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the liberal arts / sciences and 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Johns Hopkins University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #2 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a large school located in Richardson, Texas that handed out 20 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at The University of Texas at Dallas

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

GMU also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k. Georgetown is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 8 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $75-$110k list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Ohio State

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New Mexico State University - Main Campus are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#8

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#10 in overall quality

University of Memphis came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. 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.

UofM also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Memphis

#9

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#9 in overall quality

Montana State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also took the #9 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at MSU Bozeman

#10

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

University of Louisville landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Louisville, Kentucky is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofL are $27,575.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $75-$110k list, SMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full SMU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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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%.

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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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