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2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$27,803 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #75 most popular major in North Carolina with 80 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Sociology

Our 2023 rankings named North Carolina State University the best value school in North Carolina for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

NC State also took the #2 spot in our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full Sociology at North Carolina State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #4 for overall quality for sociology in North Carolina.

Read full report on Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

Duke University

Durham, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.

Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 39
Florida 57
Georgia 49
Tennessee 40
Kentucky 24
Louisiana 17
Alabama 54
South Carolina 2
Mississippi 18
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 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 3 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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