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2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

9 Ranked Colleges
27 Degrees Awarded
$31,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Women's Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 2,802 people earned their degree in women’s studies, making the major the 254th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 women’s studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in women’s studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great women’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 women’s studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Women’s Studies (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Emory is a fairly large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 5 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory also made our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676.

Full Emory University Women’s Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle also made our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Women’s Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Maryland - College Park is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 2 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree women’s studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UMCP has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Women’s Studies 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 Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at UMCP

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s women’s studies students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.

Read more about Women’s Studies at University of Arizona

#5

University of California - Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Santa Cruz. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees to qualified students.

UC Santa Cruz did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Santa Cruz are $28,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at UC Santa Cruz

#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Stony Brook, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s women’s studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Women’s Studies at SUNY Stony Brook

#7

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

Oregon State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Oregon State University is a large public school situated in Corvallis, Oregon. It awarded 2 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Oregon State also made our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oregon State are $28,121.

Full Oregon State University Women’s Studies Report

#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas
#8 in overall quality

University of Kansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Kansas is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 2 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

KU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Kansas Women’s Studies Report

#9

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#9 in overall quality

Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Women’s Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a large public school situated in New Brunswick, New Jersey. It awarded 1 doctorate’s women’s studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Women’s Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Women’s Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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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