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2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$19,159 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 172 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Texas 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas

Check out the sociology doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Texas Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Sociology

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Woman’s University the best value school in Texas for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Texas. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $12,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin also made our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.

Full Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin Report

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $8,256 per year.

Full Sociology at University of North Texas Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also made our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #4.

Full Sociology at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

#5

Rice University

Houston, TX

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.

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

Full Sociology at Rice University Report

#6

Baylor University

Waco, TX

Baylor University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Baylor are $37,674 a year.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 103
Oklahoma 22
New Mexico 14

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

Majors Similar 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 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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