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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$17,965 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,966 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

In 2020-2021, 73 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Ohio college or university. This makes it the #77 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Ohio to see which 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.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Ohio

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

Best Ohio Schools for Affordable Quality in Sociology

$11,936 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for sociology students. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Ohio State are $11,936 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Ohio State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sociology Schools in Ohio list.

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$12,840 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Ohio list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OHIO Athens are $12,840 per year.

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$13,061 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BGSU are $13,061 per year.

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#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH
$11,690 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cleveland State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cleveland State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,690 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$11,880 Average Tuition & Fees

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 Ohio. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,880 a year.

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$11,777 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC are $11,777 per year.

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$11,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Kent State University at Kent did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for sociology students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Kent State are $11,000 per year.

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#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH
$10,879 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Toledo ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Toledo are $10,879 per year.

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$54,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Case Western Reserve University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools in Ohio ranking. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Case Western are $54,532 per year.

Case Western also took the #1 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Ohio rankings.

Full Sociology at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 35
Illinois 100
Indiana 56
Wisconsin 43

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

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 9 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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