2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You
Sociology is the #94 most popular major in the country with 1,907 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. 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 Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 113 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for sociology 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.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the sociology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 15% Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the United States for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Dakota State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. South Dakota State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Brookings.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at South Dakota State are $16,917 per year.
South Dakota State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Read full report on Sociology at South Dakota State University
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Delaware helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the United States. UD is a very large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
UD graduate students pay an average of $18,128 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Akron Main Campus is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
UC Berkeley excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
Read full report on Sociology at University of California - Berkeley
With a ranking of #6, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
The University of Texas at Austin ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Cornell University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Cornell is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
University of Nebraska - Lincoln ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Sociology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
Loyola University Chicago came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.
University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree sociology programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.
UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Virginia Tech did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Virginia Tech is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list.
With a ranking of #16, Yale University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.
Yale also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
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| 17 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 18 | Iowa State University | Ames, IA |
| 19 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 20 | Rice University | Houston, TX |
| 21 | Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS |
| 22 | University of Nevada - Las Vegas | Las Vegas, NV |
Sociology by Region
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Sociology
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Economics | 6,173 |
| International Relations & National Security | 5,010 |
| Political Science & Government | 2,664 |
| Geography & Cartography | 2,315 |
| Anthropology | 1,446 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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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