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2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$31,943 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 100 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #92 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois 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.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for sociology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Sociology

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UIUC are $17,823 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #4 for overall quality for sociology in Illinois.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Sociology at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University Chicago is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northwestern are $56,567 per year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Full Sociology at Northwestern University Report

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Full Sociology at University of Chicago Report

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35
Ohio 73
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 43

Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

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 6 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 Kontos.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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