by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” 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 “Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in liberal arts / sciences and humanities.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Clark Atlanta University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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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 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. George Mason University is a public institution located in Fairfax, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #3 spot on the list. Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #4 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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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 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Faulkner University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Faulkner University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Montgomery, Alabama. It awarded 20 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
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Florida State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 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%.
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Mississippi State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking. This large school is located in Mississippi State, Mississippi, and it awarded 84 doctorate’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Major in the Southeast Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. UofM is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 123 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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