2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Indiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

American U.S. Studies is the 309th most popular major in the country with 1,596 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Indiana, there were 35 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 5 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in American U.S. studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great American U.S. studies 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 American U.S. studies 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 United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies (Income $0-$30k) in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana

#1 in overall quality

$28,794 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 4 doctorate’s United States studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#2 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s United States studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for American U.S. Studies (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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