2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 205,984 social sciences students received a degree or certificate, making the major the #6 most popular in the country.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for social sciences 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. 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.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the best value school in the Southeast Region for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for social sciences in the Southeast Region .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $21,126 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Virginia Tech are $31,443 a year.
Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.
UGA also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value social sciences schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #6, North Carolina State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NC State are $29,690 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NC State also is in the top 10% of our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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Georgia Institute of Technology - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgia Tech are $31,334 per year.
Georgia Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
Vanderbilt graduate students pay an average of $52,162 in tuition and fees each year.
Vanderbilt also took the #2 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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Duke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
Duke also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
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The University of Tennessee - Knoxville came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UT Knoxville is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Knoxville are $31,798 per year.
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Explore the best social sciences colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 5,208 |
| West Virginia | 788 |
| Mississippi | 722 |
| South Carolina | 1,876 |
| Florida | 8,162 |
| Virginia | 7,636 |
| Arkansas | 897 |
| Alabama | 1,640 |
| Kentucky | 1,344 |
| Georgia | 3,932 |
| Tennessee | 2,210 |
| Louisiana | 1,534 |
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Majors Related to Social Sciences
Social Sciences Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| Sociology | 38,475 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
| Criminology | 11,039 |
| Geography & Cartography | 8,526 |
| Other Social Sciences | 2,414 |
| Urban Studies | 1,507 |
| Sociology & Anthropology | 541 |
| Archeology | 339 |
| Demography & Population Studies | 88 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
| History | 32,731 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.
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