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2023 Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

19 Colleges
$11,195 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$42,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology Master's Degree School for You

Sociology is the #40 most popular major in Texas with 1,712 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Sociology Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Texas 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas

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 2023 rankings named Texas A&M International University the best value school in Texas for sociology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Laredo, Texas A&M International University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M International University are $6,595 a year.

Read full report on Sociology at Texas A&M International University

The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value sociology schools in Texas. TWU is a large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TWU are $7,704 a year.

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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston - Clear Lake landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Houston, UH Clear Lake is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UH Clear Lake are $9,594 per year.

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Out of the 19 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Kingsville landed the # 4 spot on the list. Texas A&M Kingsville is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Kingsville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M Kingsville are $6,157 a year.

Full Sociology at Texas A&M University - Kingsville Report

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas State is a very large public school located in the small city of San Marcos.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas State are $9,060 a year.

Full Sociology at Texas State University Report

Texas A&M University - College Station ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 per 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 Texas.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $8,333 a year.

Full Sociology at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

University of North Texas landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree sociology programs. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Sociology at University of North Texas

#9

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Texas Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Full Sociology at Texas Tech University Report

The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

Full Sociology at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 520
Oklahoma 348
New Mexico 252

One of 12 majors within the area of study, sociology has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 19 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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