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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$19,662 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

With 551 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, sociology is the #53 most popular major in Michigan.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Michigan 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan

Check out the sociology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Michigan Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Sociology

#1

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Our 2023 rankings named Michigan State University the best value school in Michigan for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Michigan State are $19,714 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Michigan State is ranked #2 for overall quality for sociology in Michigan.

Full Sociology at Michigan State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan rankings.

Full Sociology at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Eastern Michigan are $16,672 a year.

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#4

Wayne State University

Detroit, MI

The excellent master’s degree programs at Wayne State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Michigan. Located in the city of Detroit, Wayne State is a public school with a very large student population.

Wayne State graduate students pay an average of $18,937 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Sociology at Wayne State University

Out of the 5 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WMU are $17,807 a year.

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 702
Illinois 841
Indiana 471
Wisconsin 504

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 5 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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