2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 172 degrees and certificates were awarded to sociology students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #78 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in Texas 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas
Check out the sociology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas A&M International University to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Texas. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Laredo.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M International University are $6,595 per year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Woman’s University is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Houston - Clear Lake helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Texas. UH Clear Lake is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.
UH Clear Lake graduate students pay an average of $9,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Houston - Clear Lake
The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - Kingsville helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Texas. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 per year.
Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas State graduate students pay an average of $9,060 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $10,733 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.
UT Rio Grande Valley graduate students pay an average of $8,333 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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University of North Texas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas Tech are $9,518 a year.
Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Read full report on Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin
Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Southwest Region
Explore all the Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 103 |
| Oklahoma | 22 |
| New Mexico | 14 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 19 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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