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2023 Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

79 Colleges
$19,113 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,973 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Education Doctor's Degree School for You

With 29,810 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general education is the #5 most popular major in the United States.

With all the teaching 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General Education Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 15% Best General Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for general education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Winona State also did well on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#2

Delta State University

Cleveland, MS

Out of the 79 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Delta State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Delta State University is a small public school located in the town of Cleveland.

Delta State University graduate students pay an average of $8,360 in tuition and fees each year.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

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 school with a small student population.

Hamline graduate students pay an average of $10,402 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

Full General Education at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

Azusa Pacific University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general education programs. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Azusa.

Azusa Pacific graduate students pay an average of $16,696 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Azusa Pacific is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Delaware came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UD is a very 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.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General Education at University of Delaware Report

With a ranking of #8, Claremont Graduate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University 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 Claremont Graduate University are $36,380 a year.

Claremont Graduate University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General Education Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Liberty University are $8,360 a year.

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#10

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY

University of Wyoming 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 #10 on the list. Located in the remote town of Laramie, UW is a public school with a large student population.

UW graduate students pay an average of $17,569 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on General Education at University of Wyoming

University of Southern Mississippi 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 #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 per year.

Full General Education at University of Southern Mississippi Report

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top 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.

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

One of 14 majors within the teaching area of study, general education has other similar majors worth exploring.

Education Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Education 29,810

Related Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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