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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

In 2020-2021, 864 degrees and certificates were awarded to general education students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking. 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.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 per year.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general education schools in Virginia. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at GMU are $16,644 per year.

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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia list.

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Out of the 4 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Commonwealth University landed the # 4 spot on the list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Richmond.

VCU graduate students pay an average of $15,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Education at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

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
Florida 407
Georgia 106
North Carolina 144
Tennessee 309
Kentucky 87
Louisiana 77
Alabama 115
South Carolina 286
Mississippi 276
Arkansas 51
West Virginia 230

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

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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