2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You
Sociology is the #94 most popular major in the country with 1,907 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in the Southeast Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for sociology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Valdosta State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Valdosta, VSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
VSU graduate students pay an average of $18,682 in tuition and fees each year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Morehead.
Morehead State University graduate students pay an average of $10,557 in tuition and fees each year.
Out of the 41 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. A-State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Jonesboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at A-State are $11,408 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Memphis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Memphis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. UAB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Birmingham.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
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Virginia Tech ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Virginia Tech also is in the top 5% of our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 a year.
University of Virginia not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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University of Georgia landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UGA are $27,464 per year.
UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 39 |
| Florida | 57 |
| Georgia | 49 |
| North Carolina | 80 |
| Tennessee | 40 |
| Kentucky | 24 |
| Louisiana | 17 |
| Alabama | 54 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Mississippi | 18 |
| Arkansas | 10 |
| West Virginia | 6 |
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Sociology Related Majors for Sociology
One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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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