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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$15,747 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 147 degrees and certificates were awarded to social sciences students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #16 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for 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 Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington

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

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

Our analysis found Washington State University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Washington. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the town of Pullman.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wazzu are $13,740 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a great value for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UW Seattle are $17,754 a year.

UW Seattle did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

Read full report on Social Sciences at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 2,501
Oregon 280
Nevada 63
Hawaii 63
Alaska 7

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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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