2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You
Sociology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor'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.
Top 10 Best Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.
The Graduate Center also took the #5 spot in our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Cornell University is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.
UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.
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With a ranking of #6, Princeton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Princeton are $58,790 a year.
Princeton also took the #1 spot in our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.
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With a ranking of #7, Temple University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.
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New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, NYU also is in the top 15% of our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.
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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.
UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Johns Hopkins University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.
Johns Hopkins also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 867 |
| New York | 2,937 |
| Maryland | 449 |
| New Jersey | 543 |
| District of Columbia | 138 |
| Delaware | 66 |
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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 |
|---|---|
| Political Science & Government | 49,282 |
| Economics | 49,055 |
| General Social Sciences | 18,997 |
| International Relations & National Security | 14,306 |
| Anthropology | 11,415 |
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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