2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 21,189 people earned a degree or certificate in general education, making the major the #12 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 79 schools in the United States 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. 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.
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2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 15% Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Winona State University the best value school in the United States for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.
Winona State graduate students pay an average of $12,836 in tuition and fees each year.
Winona State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Delta State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Hamline University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Hamline are $10,402 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.
ASU - Skysong graduate students pay an average of $9,982 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ASU - Skysong also is in the top 5% of our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Azusa Pacific University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Azusa Pacific is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Azusa Pacific is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
University of Delaware landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general education programs. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.
UD also claimed a spot on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
Claremont Graduate University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Claremont Graduate University also is in the top 5% of our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Liberty University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general education programs. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.
University of Southern Mississippi ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.
University of Wyoming came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW are $17,569 per year.
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Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional great value schools for General Education graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Northcentral University | San Diego, CA |
| 13 | Northeastern University Professional Advancement Network | Boston, MA |
| 14 | San Diego State University | San Diego, CA |
| 15 | Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, WA |
General Education by Region
View the Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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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 |
|---|---|
| Educational Administration | 45,458 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 34,451 |
| Special Education | 25,158 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 20,616 |
| Curriculum & Instruction | 19,784 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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