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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Indiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$20,103 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

With 56 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology is the #77 most popular major in Indiana.

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 Master's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Indiana to see which master'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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana

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

Best Indiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Sociology

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our analysis found Purdue University - Main Campus to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Purdue are $9,992 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Purdue is ranked #2 for overall quality for sociology in Indiana.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IU Bloomington are $11,329 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, IU Bloomington is ranked #4 for overall quality for sociology in Indiana.

Full Sociology at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUPUI are $10,389 a year.

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#4

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at Ball State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Indiana. Ball State is a very large public school located in the city of Muncie.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Ball State are $10,144 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Ball State also is in the top 20% of our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana ranking.

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#5

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Indiana. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Notre Dame is ranked #1 for overall quality for sociology in Indiana.

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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
Ohio 73
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 5 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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