2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Studies Major
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With 125,813 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, general studies is the 5th most popular major in the United States.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,735 and $124,256 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in general studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Studies Major
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree general studies students.
Top 4 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Studies Major list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s general studies students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus General Studies Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine landed the #2 spot on the list. UMaine is a fairly large school located in Orono, Maine that handed out 15 doctorate’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full UMaine General Studies Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Mississippi State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 57 doctorate’s general studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Mississippi State University General Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nevada - Las Vegas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on General Studies Major list. UNLV is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.
