2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest 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 Texas Woman’s University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . TWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Texas is a great value for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.
With a ranking of #6, Rice University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Rice are $49,941 a year.
Rice did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
University of Houston 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. UH is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.
UH graduate students pay an average of $18,871 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OSU are $24,175 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree social sciences programs. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for social sciences in the Southwest Region .
Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.
Best Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 465 |
| Texas | 1,263 |
| Oklahoma | 93 |
| New Mexico | 106 |
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Social Sciences Related Majors for Social Sciences
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 19 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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