2022 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

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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.

This year’s “Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in liberal arts / sciences and humanities. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs and 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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Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k) 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

URichmond did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Richmond are $25,260, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full URichmond Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Report

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

$33,288 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s liberal arts / sciences and humanities students in 2019-2020.

Old Dominion did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. 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 $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities (Income $48-$75k)

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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