2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 also took the #2 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 George Mason University are $37,410.

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#2

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 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. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#4 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

UofM also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Memphis are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Memphis Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

#3 in overall quality

$27,575 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisville. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. 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.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 UofL are $27,575.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (With Aid)

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

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

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