2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Education is the 35th most popular major in the country with 29,936 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,138 and had an average of $29,674 in loans still to pay off.

Across Georgia, there were 145 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,100 and $37,892 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 16 general education graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,934 and $102,100 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general education 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 general education program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for georgia doctor’s degree education students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in Georgia

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$27,476 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Athens, Georgia, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

UGA also made our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Georgia are $27,476.

Full UGA General Education Report

#2

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Education Schools for a Doctorate in Georgia For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s education degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgia State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Georgia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State University are $24,790.

Full Georgia State General Education Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Education (Income $0-$30k)

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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