2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

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With 559,661 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, liberal arts general studies is the 1st most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, liberal arts general studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $26,786 and had an average of $16,538 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 54,014 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,924 and $14,688 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 liberal arts general studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in liberal arts general studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts general studies programs and 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 general studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Texas

#1

The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$28,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,107 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. Richardson, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s liberal arts degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at The University of Texas at Dallas

#2

Southern Methodist University

Dallas, Texas

#2 in overall quality

$47,478 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Methodist University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Liberal Arts Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Dallas, Texas, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s liberal arts students in 2019-2020.

SMU also made our “Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at SMU are $47,478, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SMU Liberal Arts General Studies Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts General Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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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