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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in Connecticut

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$35,584 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,092 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Sociology School for You

Sociology is the #33 most popular major in Connecticut with 382 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Sociology Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Connecticut 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. 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 Schools in Connecticut

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

Top 10 Best Sociology Schools

$11,542 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Central Connecticut State University the best value school in Connecticut for sociology students. CCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Britain.

CCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,542 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Sociology majors at CCSU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Sociology at Central Connecticut State University Report

$12,304 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

ECSU undergraduate students pay an average of $12,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, sociology graduates from ECSU carry an average student debtload of $25,500.

Full Sociology at Eastern Connecticut State University Report

$11,882 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Connecticut State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SCSU undergraduate students pay an average of $11,882 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that sociology majors at SCSU take out is $25,000. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $241, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

Full Sociology at Southern Connecticut State University Report

$18,524 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCONN are $18,524 per year. Sociology majors at UCONN take out an average of $24,820 in student loans while working on their egree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $546.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT
$59,950 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in Connecticut. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yale are $59,950 per year.

Yale also made our Best Sociology Schools in Connecticut list, coming in at #1.

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#6

Trinity College

Hartford, CT
$61,370 Average Tuition & Fees

Trinity College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 a year.

Trinity Bantams also took the #2 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Connecticut rankings.

Full Sociology at Trinity College Report

#7

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT
$52,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Fairfield University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in Connecticut list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Fairfield U undergraduate students pay an average of $52,870 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Fairfield U not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Sociology Schools in Connecticut list.

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#8

Sacred Heart University

Fairfield, CT
$45,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Sacred Heart University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sociology programs. Sacred Heart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Sacred Heart are $45,230 per year.

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#9

Connecticut College

New London, CT
$60,795 Average Tuition & Fees

Connecticut College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sociology programs. Located in the small city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Conn College are $60,795 a year.

Conn College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Sociology Schools in Connecticut list.

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#10

University of Hartford

West Hartford, CT
$44,885 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Hartford came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools in Connecticut ranking. UHart is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of West Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHart are $44,885 per year. While working on their degree, sociology majors at UHart accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Full Sociology at University of Hartford Report

Best Value Sociology Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Sociology Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,035
New Hampshire 140
Maine 120
Rhode Island 99
Vermont 59

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 11 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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