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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts general studies was ranked #74 in the country. In fact 2,680 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for liberal arts students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

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

5 Doctor's Degrees

$37,956 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found George Mason University to be the best value school for liberal arts general studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

Full Liberal Arts General Studies at George Mason University Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

1 Doctor's Degrees

$27,839 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts General Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

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

#3

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

1 Doctor's Degrees

$61,130 Average Tuition & Fees

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. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 per year.

Read full report on Liberal Arts General Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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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