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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Ohio

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$17,643 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Ohio 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 Ohio

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the best value school in Ohio for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $12,425 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ohio State also made our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list, coming in at #5.

Full Sociology at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

Out of the 8 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

OHIO Athens graduate students pay an average of $9,720 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at BGSU are $9,831 a year.

Full Sociology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

#4

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, OH

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Cleveland State University is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Cleveland State University graduate students pay an average of $10,625 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 8 schools in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, UC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC are $14,902 a year.

Full Sociology at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Report

With a ranking of #6, Kent State University at Kent did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Kent, Kent State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Kent State are $11,766 a year.

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#7

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio ranking. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

University of Toledo graduate students pay an average of $16,600 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Sociology at University of Toledo Report

Case Western Reserve University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list. Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Case Western are $49,398 per year.

Case Western not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Ohio list.

Full Sociology at Case Western Reserve University Report

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Schools 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 8 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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