Find Grad Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools

Find Schools Near

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$39,789 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 2,680 people earned a degree or certificate in liberal arts / sciences and humanities, making the major the #30 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Liberal Arts & Humanities

Our 2023 rankings named Montana State University the best value school in the United States for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at MSU Bozeman are $22,391 a year.

Read More…

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Methodist University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SMU are $35,802 per year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Southern Methodist University Report

#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Georgetown graduate students pay an average of $55,128 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgetown also did well on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Georgetown University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275 per year.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value liberal arts / sciences and humanities schools in the United States. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.

Read More…

#6

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at George Mason University Report

#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Johns Hopkins is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at Johns Hopkins University Report

#8

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $27,839 per year.

Read full report on Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities at University of Louisville

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

Read More…

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities by Region

View the Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies 2,680

Majors Similar to Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
English Language & Literature 9,566
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Featured Schools

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.