2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medieval & Renaissance Studies

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Medieval & Renaissance Studies is the 981st most popular major in the country with 114 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 medieval and Renaissance studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in medieval and Renaissance studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent medieval and Renaissance studies programs, but they also 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 medieval and Renaissance studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Medieval & Renaissance Studies

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 5 doctorate’s Renaissance studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Medieval & Renaissance Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale University are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale University Medieval & Renaissance Studies Report

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York

#3 in overall quality

$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Ithaca, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Renaissance studies students in 2019-2020.

Cornell also took the #3 spot in our “Best Medieval & Renaissance Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Medieval & Renaissance Studies at Cornell

#2

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#3 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Storrs, Connecticut, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Renaissance studies students in 2019-2020.

UCONN also took the #3 spot in our “Best Medieval & Renaissance Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read more about Medieval & Renaissance Studies at University of Connecticut

#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$57,522 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Renaissance Studies Schools for a Doctorate. University of Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s Renaissance studies degrees to qualified students.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best Medieval & Renaissance Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Medieval & Renaissance Studies at Notre Dame

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 Edmund Leighton.

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