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2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

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

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 Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking.

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 Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make more than $110k.

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

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Dallas is a public institution located in Richardson, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

Full UT Dallas Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $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 also took the #10 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. 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.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k. Ohio State is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees 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 University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#5

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Bozeman, Montana, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 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 Montana State University are $21,446.

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#6

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#10 in overall quality

University of Memphis did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #6. UofM 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 #10 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UofM Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#7

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Louisville did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #8 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 UofL are $27,575.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #8. Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baltimore, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s 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 are $59,425, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

Emory University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. 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 took the #3 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 Emory are $44,676.

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#10

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Georgetown University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 8 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SMU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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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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