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2023 Best Value Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$30,383 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,213 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 532 people earned a degree or certificate in other social sciences, making the major the #167 most popular in the United States.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Other Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for other social sciences 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 Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the other social sciences doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Other Social Sciences

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Our analysis found Capella University to be the best value school for other social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Capella University graduate students pay an average of $14,784 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.

Cornell excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#3

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 6 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value other social sciences schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a large student population.

Rutgers Newark graduate students pay an average of $33,186 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for other social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

NYU graduate students pay an average of $38,206 in tuition and fees each year.

NYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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Other Social Sciences is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Other Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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