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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Virginia, there were 1,457 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than 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 history program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $0-$30k) in Virginia

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$34,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. Williamsburg, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

William & Mary did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 7 doctorate’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia also made our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s history students in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best History Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for History (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.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Abraham Ortelius.

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