2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, sociology was ranked #94 in the country. In fact 1,907 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of Akron Main Campus to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Akron Main Campus
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 21 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Purdue University - Main Campus is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Purdue graduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Purdue also did well on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Sociology at Purdue University - Main Campus
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 10% of our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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 #7 on the list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.
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Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.
Michigan State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Michigan State are $38,638 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Michigan State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.
Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in tuition and fees each year.
Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 35 |
| Illinois | 100 |
| Ohio | 73 |
| Indiana | 56 |
| Wisconsin | 43 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 21 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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More about our data sources and methodologies.
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