2023 Best Value Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Sociology Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest 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.
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. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Texas Woman’s University the best value school in the Southwest Region for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TWU are $15,048 a year.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 per year.
UT Austin also took the #4 spot in our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rice University is a great value for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rice are $49,941 per year.
Rice also made our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #1.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. OSU is a very large public school located in the distant town of Stillwater.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at OSU are $24,175 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, OSU also did well on our Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Oklahoma are $23,876 per year.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.
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 sociology in the Southwest Region .
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With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their doctor’s degree. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.
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University of Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.
University of Arizona graduate students pay an average of $33,644 in tuition and fees each year.
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Baylor University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Waco.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Baylor are $37,674 per year.
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Request InformationBest Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,712 |
| Arizona | 520 |
| Oklahoma | 348 |
| New Mexico | 252 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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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