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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$17,705 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,459 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences School for You

In 2020-2021, social sciences students earned 1,263 degrees and certificates from a Texas school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Texas ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Texas

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges.

Top 10 Best Social Sciences Schools

$8,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the best value school in Texas for social sciences students. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

TWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,394 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Social Sciences at Texas Woman’s University Report

$7,698 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston - Clear Lake. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Texas list. Located in the large suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

UH Clear Lake undergraduate students pay an average of $7,698 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$9,892 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - Kingsville is a great value for social sciences students. Texas A&M Kingsville is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Texas A&M Kingsville are $9,892 a year.

Full Social Sciences at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$11,135 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Texas State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best social sciences schools in Texas. Texas State is a very large public school located in the city of San Marcos.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas State are $11,135 per year.

Full Social Sciences at Texas State University Report

$12,204 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Texas A&M University - College Station is a great value for social sciences students. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

Texas A&M College Station undergraduate students pay an average of $12,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Social Sciences Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

Full Social Sciences at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

$11,090 Average Tuition & Fees

University of North Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social sciences programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT undergraduate students pay an average of $11,090 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX
$11,852 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $11,852 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Social Sciences Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Social Sciences at Texas Tech University Report

$11,752 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social sciences students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $11,752 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Social Sciences Schools in Texas list, coming in at #2.

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$9,541 Average Tuition & Fees

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value social sciences programs. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley are $9,541 per year.

Full Social Sciences at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX
$9,699 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Houston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for social sciences students. It came in at #10 on the list. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

UH undergraduate students pay an average of $9,699 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UH excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Social Sciences Schools in Texas list.

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Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 465
Oklahoma 93
New Mexico 106

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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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