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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

41 Colleges
$26,594 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

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.

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.

The Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 41 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree 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.

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best Sociology Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Valdosta State University to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Southeast Region . VSU is a large public school located in the small city of Valdosta.

VSU graduate students pay an average of $18,682 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Sociology at Valdosta State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Morehead State University is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Morehead State University graduate students pay an average of $10,557 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Sociology at Morehead State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a great value for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at A-State are $11,408 a year.

Read full report on Sociology at Arkansas State University - Main Campus

Out of the 41 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USF Tampa are $21,126 per year.

Read full report on Sociology at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofM are $14,544 per year.

Full Sociology at University of Memphis Report

With a ranking of #6, University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well on this year’s best value schools for sociology students working on their master’s degree. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.

Full Sociology at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Birmingham, UAB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UAB are $19,188 a year.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#8

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Virginia Tech landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. Located in the small city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public college with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Sociology at Virginia Tech

University of Virginia - Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Virginia - Main Campus

#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for sociology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the city of Athens, UGA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UGA are $27,464 a year.

UGA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Sociology at University of Georgia Report

Best Sociology Colleges by State

Explore the best sociology colleges 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

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 26 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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