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2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in West Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

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$0 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,774 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #40 most popular major in West Virginia with 191 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 West Virginia ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Sociology Doctor's Degree School

#1

West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

Our 2023 rankings named West Virginia University the best value school in West Virginia for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. WVU is a very large public school located in the city of Morgantown.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WVU are $10,332 a year.

WVU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in West Virginia list.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that 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

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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 Kontos.

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