2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Sociology School for You
Sociology is the #27 most popular major in the country with 38,475 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for sociology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Sociology Colleges.
Top 10 Best Sociology Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Central New Mexico Community College the best value school in the Southwest Region for sociology students. Located in the city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public college with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CNM are $7,540 a year.
The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year. While working on their degree, sociology majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $26,301 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $322, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region list. OCU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oklahoma City.
OCU undergraduate students pay an average of $32,744 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Angelo State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Southwest Region . Angelo State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of San Angelo.
Angelo State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,978 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Texas Woman’s University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best sociology schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at TWU are $18,186 a year. The average amount in student loans that sociology majors at TWU take out is $31,797.
MSU Texas landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sociology programs. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Wichita Falls.
MSU Texas undergraduate students pay an average of $11,726 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, sociology majors at MSU Texas accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Houston.
UH Clear Lake undergraduate students pay an average of $20,994 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH Clear Lake also did well on our Best Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Sam Houston State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. SHSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Huntsville.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SHSU are $18,752 per year. On average, sociology graduates from SHSU take out $29,749 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, SHSU also did well on our Best Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
University of Central Oklahoma ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools in the Southwest Region list. UCO is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Edmond.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCO are $18,917 per year. On average, sociology graduates from UCO take out $27,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value sociology programs. UT Rio Grande Valley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Edinburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Rio Grande Valley are $19,333 a year.
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Best Sociology Colleges by State
Explore the best sociology colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,712 |
| Arizona | 520 |
| Oklahoma | 348 |
| New Mexico | 252 |
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Majors Related to Sociology
Sociology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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).
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