2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
With 22,292 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #10 most popular major in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.
The Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northern Illinois University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 20 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Purdue University - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Purdue also is in the top 10% of our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.
UIUC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Michigan State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Michigan State is a very large public school located in the city of East Lansing.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Michigan State also did well on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
With a ranking of #7, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.
Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
With a ranking of #9, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.
Notre Dame also took the #4 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.
UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.
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Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,111 |
| Indiana | 290 |
| Ohio | 575 |
| Wisconsin | 518 |
| Michigan | 441 |
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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 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 20 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).
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