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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$63,936 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 18,997 people earned a degree or certificate in general social sciences, making the major the #55 most popular in the United States.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the social sciences doctor's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best General Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best value school in the United States for general social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UChicago is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best General Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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