2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 113 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 American U.S. studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in American U.S. studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent American U.S. 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 American U.S. studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree united states studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, William & Mary landed the #1 spot on the list. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s United States studies degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at William & Mary, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800.

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#2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

#2 in overall quality

$30,248 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value United States Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s United States studies degrees to qualified students.

UNC Chapel Hill did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best American U.S. Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about American U.S. Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• 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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