2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in the Southeast Region to see which doctor's degree 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. 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 analysis found Virginia Tech to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.
Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.
Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology 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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Out of the 23 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $29,690 per year.
NC State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Southeast Region . UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $30,858 in tuition and fees each year.
UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Georgia. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public school with a fairly large student population.
UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.
UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology 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 made our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #2.
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Duke University 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 #7 on the list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #5 for overall quality for sociology in the Southeast Region .
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University of South Florida - Main Campus 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 #8 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, West Virginia 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 Morgantown, WVU is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WVU are $26,676 a year.
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Florida State University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.
Request InformationBest Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 766 |
| Virginia | 937 |
| North Carolina | 1,105 |
| Florida | 1,076 |
| Tennessee | 428 |
| Kentucky | 277 |
| South Carolina | 382 |
| Louisiana | 407 |
| Arkansas | 228 |
| Alabama | 223 |
| Mississippi | 114 |
| West Virginia | 191 |
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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 23 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 Kontos.
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