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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Pennsylvania

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$28,149 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,734 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

Sociology is the #120 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 54 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Sociology Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality in Sociology

$13,144 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for sociology students. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

IUP undergraduate students pay an average of $13,144 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Sociology at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA
$17,378 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Temple is a very large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Temple are $17,378 a year.

Read full report on Sociology at Temple University

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA
$61,710 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UPenn are $61,710 a year.

UPenn also made our Best Sociology Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #2.

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$20,362 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Pitt are $20,362 per year.

Full Sociology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 192
Maryland 42
New Jersey 32
District of Columbia 22
Delaware 6

More Sociology Rankings in Pennsylvania

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 4 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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