2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

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 Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,072 people earned their degree in science, technology and society, making the major the 396th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 252 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science, technology and society programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

GMU also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

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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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