2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology Master'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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for sociology majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southern Illinois University Edwardsville to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.
Full Sociology at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NIU are $11,390 per year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WIU are $12,182 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.
Loyola Chicago graduate students pay an average of $19,894 in tuition and fees each year.
Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.
Full Sociology at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report
University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UWM are $25,651 per year.
Full Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report
With a ranking of #9, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the distant town of Athens.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at OHIO Athens are $17,712 a year.
With a ranking of #10, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Purdue is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Read full report on Sociology at Purdue University - Main Campus
Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 551 |
| Ohio | 702 |
| Illinois | 841 |
| Indiana | 471 |
| Wisconsin | 504 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 25 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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