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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k)

5 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$36,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

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.

This year’s “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree liberal studies students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts (Income Over $110k)

#1

Montana State University

Bozeman, Montana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montana State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. MSU Bozeman is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees to qualified students.

MSU Bozeman also took the #4 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at MSU Bozeman are $21,446, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full MSU Bozeman Liberal Arts Report

#2

University of Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree liberal studies students whose families make more than $110k list, UofM has also earned the #5 rank 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 UofM are $14,202.

Read more about Liberal Arts at UofM

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s liberal studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree liberal studies students whose families make more than $110k list, Emory has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Emory University are $44,676, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at Emory University

#4

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s liberal studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgetown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgetown Liberal Arts Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Vallue Liberal Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making Over $110k 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts at SMU

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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