2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree School for You
With 205,984 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, social sciences is the #6 most popular major in the United States.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for social sciences students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
Top 10 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Texas Woman’s University to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southwest Region . TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.
TWU graduate students pay an average of $15,048 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Marcos.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas State are $17,220 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin also made our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.
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Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Rice graduate students pay an average of $49,941 in tuition and fees each year.
Rice also took the #1 spot in our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. UH is a fairly large public school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH are $18,871 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UH also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Stillwater, OSU is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, OSU also is in the top 20% of our Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best value schools for social sciences students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 a year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for social sciences students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Texas A&M College Station is ranked #5 for overall quality for social sciences in the Southwest Region .
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Request InformationBest Social Sciences Colleges by State
Explore the best social sciences schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 3,347 |
| Texas | 8,901 |
| New Mexico | 831 |
| Oklahoma | 1,373 |
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Social Sciences Related Majors for 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 |
Majors Similar 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.
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