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2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$15,357 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

General Education is the #42 most popular major in Virginia with 918 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Virginia to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General Education

#1

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Our analysis found Liberty University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Virginia. Liberty University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

Liberty University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. GMU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at GMU are $16,644 a year.

Read full report on General Education at George Mason University

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great value for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Virginia are $20,906 a year.

University of Virginia also made our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on General Education at University of Virginia - Main Campus

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list. VCU is a very large public school located in the city of Richmond.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at VCU are $15,518 per year.

Read full report on General Education at Virginia Commonwealth University

Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 117
North Carolina 255
Florida 622
Tennessee 605
Kentucky 95
South Carolina 352
Louisiana 116
Arkansas 133
Alabama 115
Mississippi 407
West Virginia 301

General Education is one of 14 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to KOKUYO.

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