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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$50,069 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,582 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

Sociology is the #52 most popular major in District of Columbia with 138 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Sociology Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in District of Columbia to see which 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Sociology

#1

Howard University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Howard University to be the best value school for sociology students who want to pursue a degree in District of Columbia. Howard is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Howard are $28,916 a year.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

Georgetown also took the #1 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in District of Columbia rankings.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year.

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Sociology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in District of Columbia list. Located in the large city of Washington, CUA is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

CUA undergraduate students pay an average of $52,156 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

CUA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Sociology Schools in District of Columbia list.

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Out of the 5 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 5 spot on the list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year. On average, sociology graduates from GWU take out $26,992 in student loans while working on their degree.

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

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Best Value Sociology Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 867
New York 2,937
Maryland 449
New Jersey 543
Delaware 66

More Sociology Rankings in District of Columbia

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

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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