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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$19,601 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #63 most popular major in Tennessee with 40 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Tennessee ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Tennessee to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for sociology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Tennessee

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Tennessee - Knoxville the best value school in Tennessee for sociology students working on their master’s degree. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Knoxville are $13,380 a year.

UT Knoxville not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Middle Tennessee State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Tennessee. Middle Tennessee State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $10,818 per year.

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#3

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UofM graduate students pay an average of $10,908 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ETSU are $10,736 per year.

Full Sociology at East Tennessee State University Report

#5

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Vanderbilt University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Tennessee list.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 39
Florida 57
Georgia 49
North Carolina 80
Kentucky 24
Louisiana 17
Alabama 54
South Carolina 2
Mississippi 18
Arkansas 10
West Virginia 6

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.

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