2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 1,103 people earned their degree in adult and continuing education, making the major the 416th most popular in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 125 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great adult and continuing education programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k.
Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education (Income $75-$110k)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. UGA is a large public school situated in Athens, Georgia. It awarded 13 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $75-$110k list, UGA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476.
Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida International University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Miami, Florida, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 49 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Capella University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. K -State is a large public school situated in Manhattan, Kansas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
K -State also made our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at K -State are $24,115, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Ball State also took the #8 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #6, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. University of Arkansas is a large public school situated in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It awarded 2 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121.
Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #7. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Oregon State University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Corvallis, Oregon, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
Oregon State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.
Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Oregon State
University of Connecticut did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. UCONN is a public institution located in Storrs, Connecticut. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #11. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Oklahoma, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education 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 Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.
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Regent University landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Virginia Beach, Virginia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s adult and continuing ed students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree adult and continuing ed students whose families make $75-$110k list, Regent has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Regent University are $17,052, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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