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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$17,960 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$62,624 Avg Salary

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

Social Sciences is the #11 most popular major in Ohio with 575 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Ohio to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Ohio to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Ohio

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 Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Social Sciences

Our analysis found Bowling Green State University - Main Campus to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Ohio. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $9,831 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ohio State are $12,425 a year.

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#3

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great value for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cleveland State University are $10,625 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Akron Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

Full Social Sciences at University of Akron Main Campus Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC are $14,902 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Kent State University at Kent 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 Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Kent State are $11,766 per year.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo 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 #7 on the list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $16,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Case Western Reserve University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Case Western also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 1,111
Indiana 290
Wisconsin 518
Michigan 441

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 8 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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