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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region

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20 Degrees Awarded
$31,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 3rd of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 the Southeast region, there were 163,228 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,841 and $16,920 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,087 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their liberal arts / sciences and humanities program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region

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

Top 9 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities in the Southeast Region

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Clark Atlanta University
Atlanta, Georgia

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #1 spot on the list. CAU is a small school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 11 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CAU Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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George Mason University
Fairfax, Virginia

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 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at George Mason University

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 2 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Emory University

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region. New Orleans, Louisiana 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 1 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Tulane Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 1 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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University of Memphis
Memphis, Tennessee

University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school handed out 123 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Memphis Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 296 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Florida State University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

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Faulkner University
Montgomery, Alabama

Faulkner University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Faulkner University is located in Montgomery, Alabama and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.

Read more about Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Faulkner

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Mississippi State University
Mississippi State, Mississippi

With a ranking of #6, Mississippi State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 84 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Mississippi State University

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