2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 559,661 liberal arts / sciences and humanities students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Virginia, there were 14,701 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 13 liberal arts / sciences and humanities graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 / sciences and humanities program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The liberal arts / sciences & humanities 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 Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree liberal arts / sciences & humanities students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$25,260 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in University of Richmond, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

URichmond also took the #1 spot in our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Richmond are $25,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at URichmond

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Norfolk, Virginia, and it awarded 5 masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion also made our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Old Dominion University Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (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.

Credits

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