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2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$42,763 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,774 Avg Salary

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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for sociology 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 Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best value school in the New England Region for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.

Yale also took the #5 spot in our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harvard is ranked #2 for overall quality for sociology in the New England Region .

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northeastern University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Massachusetts Amherst

With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNH are $29,992 per year.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University 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. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Brandeis are $53,618 a year.

Full Sociology at Brandeis University Report

#8

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Brown are $62,083 per year.

Brown also made our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Sociology at Brown University Report

University of Connecticut 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 #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCONN are $42,237 per year.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 a year.

Boston U also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Sociology at Boston University

Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 66
Connecticut 28
Rhode Island 3
New Hampshire 6

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 11 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.

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