2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate

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 Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 361 people earned their degree in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis, making the major the 799th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great cultural studies/critical theory and analysis programs and cost less that 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 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The cultural studies/critical theory and analysis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate”.

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Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis

#1

California Institute of Integral Studies

San Francisco, California

#2 in overall quality

$22,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Institute of Integral Studies. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate list. This small school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students list, CIIS has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CIIS are $22,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis at CIIS

#2

University of California - Irvine

Irvine, California

#1 in overall quality

$28,456 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Irvine. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Doctorate list. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis at University of California - Irvine

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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