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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $48-$75k)

5 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 365,980 liberal arts students received their degree, making the major the 2nd most popular in the country.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the liberal arts program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $48-$75k)

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 8 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591.

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#2

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Emory University is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

Emory not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. UofM is a large public school situated in Memphis, Tennessee. It awarded 1 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM also made our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202.

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#4

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Montana State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k. Montana State University is a fairly large public school situated in Bozeman, Montana. It awarded 3 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

MSU Bozeman also made our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Montana State University are $21,446.

Read more about Liberal Arts at MSU Bozeman

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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

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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