2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 36,493 people earned their degree in individualized studies, making the major the 35th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 12,782 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 43 individualized studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in individualized studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent individualized 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 individualized studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

#1 in overall quality

$59,140 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s individualized studies degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Duke also took the #1 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Individualized Studies at Duke University

#2

Alcorn State University

Alcorn State, Mississippi

$7,290 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Alcorn State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Alcorn State, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.

Alcorn State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alcorn State University are $7,290, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Individualized Studies at Alcorn State University

#3

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Individualized Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified masters’s individualized studies students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #2 spot in our “Best Individualized Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Individualized Studies Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Individualized Studies (With Aid)

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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