2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, sociology was ranked #94 in the country. In fact 1,907 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Sociology Colleges.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State undergraduate students pay an average of $24,172 in tuition and fees each year.
Illinois State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
The excellent programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NIU are $14,738 per year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for sociology students. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at University of Akron Main Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Great Lakes Region . University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
University of Akron Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $11,880 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.
BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,050 in tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #7, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago undergraduate students pay an average of $47,808 in tuition and fees each year.
Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sociology programs. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at OHIO Athens are $22,810 a year.
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Purdue University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.
Purdue undergraduate students pay an average of $28,794 in tuition and fees each year.
Purdue also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Sociology at Purdue University - Main Campus
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 35 |
| Illinois | 100 |
| Ohio | 73 |
| Indiana | 56 |
| Wisconsin | 43 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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