2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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. 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.
The Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Southeast 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.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast 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
Our 2023 rankings named Virginia Tech the best value school in the Southeast Region for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Virginia Tech also did well on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
NC 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 in the Southeast Region list.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Birmingham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UAB are $19,188 per year.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the # 4 spot on the list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UGA is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Vanderbilt University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree sociology programs. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.
Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
With a ranking of #7, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year.
Duke also made our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree sociology programs. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.
USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $21,126 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #9, West Virginia University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. WVU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Morgantown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WVU are $26,676 a year.
With a ranking of #10, Florida State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 39 |
| Florida | 57 |
| Georgia | 49 |
| North Carolina | 80 |
| Tennessee | 40 |
| Kentucky | 24 |
| Louisiana | 17 |
| Alabama | 54 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Mississippi | 18 |
| Arkansas | 10 |
| West Virginia | 6 |
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Sociology Related Majors for Sociology
One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 23 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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