2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You
General Education is the #39 most popular major in the country with 29,810 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for education students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Delta State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Delta State University are $8,360 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern Mississippi. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $11,204 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida Southern College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lakeland, Florida Southern is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Florida Southern are $17,482 per year.
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Out of the 18 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Nova Southeastern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Fort Lauderdale, NUS Florida is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
NUS Florida graduate students pay an average of $22,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 10% of our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for education in the Southeast Region .
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With a ranking of #9, Georgia State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Georgia State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Atlanta.
Georgia State graduate students pay an average of $24,790 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Mississippi did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Ole Miss graduate students pay an average of $25,892 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest General Education Colleges by State
Explore the best general education schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 117 |
| Virginia | 918 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Florida | 622 |
| Tennessee | 605 |
| Kentucky | 95 |
| South Carolina | 352 |
| Louisiana | 116 |
| Arkansas | 133 |
| Alabama | 115 |
| Mississippi | 407 |
| West Virginia | 301 |
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Majors Related to Education
One of 14 majors within the area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.
Majors Similar to Education
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 110,226 |
| Educational Administration | 46,469 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 43,297 |
| Special Education | 36,792 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,832 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 schools only.
- 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 the rest 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).
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