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Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$38,377 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 556,813 degrees and certificates were awarded to liberal arts general studies students, making the major the most popular in the country.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the liberal arts doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree School

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best liberal arts general studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 9,711
Ohio 11,432
Illinois 18,292
Indiana 3,815
Wisconsin 2,376

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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