2023 Best Value Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Graduate Certificate 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Sociology Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Sociology
Our 2023 rankings named Appalachian State University the best value school in the Southeast Region for sociology students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Appalachian State are $23,017 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Appalachian State also is in the top 20% of our Best Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.
UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $21,983 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great value for sociology students working on their graduate certificate. Middle Tennessee State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro.
Middle Tennessee State University graduate students pay an average of $27,432 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Kentucky helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UK are $33,548 a year.
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology schools 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 4 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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