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

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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$42,308 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts 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 Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Liberal Arts General Studies

#1

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

Our 2023 rankings named George Mason University the best value school in the Southeast Region for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $37,956 per year.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at George Mason University

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

UofL graduate students pay an average of $27,839 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at University of Louisville Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great value for liberal arts general studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 a year.

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Best Liberal Arts General Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,724
Virginia 9,302
North Carolina 18,234
Florida 64,444
Tennessee 10,186
Kentucky 6,493
South Carolina 4,243
Louisiana 2,864
Arkansas 5,205
Alabama 5,890
Mississippi 5,696
West Virginia 3,558

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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