2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking.

With 365,980 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts is the 2nd most popular major in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 117,026 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 liberal arts graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,978 and $116,300 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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.

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 liberal arts program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The liberal studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k”.

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Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region doctor’s degree liberal studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$44,676 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory University landed the #1 spot on the list. 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 #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Emory University Liberal Arts Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$14,202 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UofM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at UofM

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income $75-$110k)

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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