2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Washington
11
Colleges
97,023
Bachelor's Degrees
$34,716
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Sociology School for You
Sociology is the #17 most popular major in Washington with 97,023 bachelor's degrees awarded in 2021-2022. This means that of the 5,415,716 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.8% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Sociology in Washington ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in sociology. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. We are more focused on sociology schools that offer a high quality education at a price lower that other schools of similar academic excellence.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
One Size Does Not Fit All
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Value Sociology Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
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2024 Best Value Sociology Schools in Washington
Check out the sociology programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your money.
Top 10 Best Value Sociology Schools
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value sociology schools. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Sociology Schools in Washington ranking.
It takes about 4.2 years for the average student at UW Seattle to complete their degree, and it costs about $37,180 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from UW Seattle is about $157,643. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Western Washington University. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population. WWU also took the #2 spot in our Best Sociology Schools in Washington rankings.
The average student at WWU graduates in less than 4.5 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $29,662. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from WWU is $134,665. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize Washington State University as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public school with a fairly large student population. Wazzu also made our Best Sociology Schools in Washington list, coming in at #4.
It takes about 4.5 years for the average student at Wazzu to complete their degree, and it costs about $29,559 per year to attend the school. This means that the average student pays around $131,538 to get a bachelor’s degree from Wazzu. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
Read full report on Sociology at Washington State University
The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Central Washington University. CWU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Ellensburg. CWU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Sociology Schools in Washington list.
The average student at CWU graduates in less than 4.4 years, and it costs about $29,242 per year to attend the school. Looking at these numbers together, we estimate that the average cost of a bachelor’s degree from CWU is about $129,834. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Eastern Washington University earned the #5 spot in our 2024 rankings. EWU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Cheney.
It takes the average student at EWU about 4.7 years to graduate, and it costs about $28,387 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the EWU is $132,000. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Seattle Pacific University comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average student at SPU graduates in less than 4.3 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $38,160. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from SPU be around $162,180. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Our rankings recognize Whitworth University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Whitworth is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Spokane. Whitworth did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Sociology Schools in Washington list.
It takes the average student at Whitworth about 4.2 years to graduate, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $33,635. This means that the average student pays around $141,267 to get a bachelor’s degree from Whitworth. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Pacific Lutheran University. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Tacoma. PLU did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Sociology Schools in Washington list.
At PLU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and it costs about $33,722 per year to attend the school. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the PLU is $140,284. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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Gonzaga University landed the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings for best value sociology schools. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Spokane. Gonzaga did well in our quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Sociology Schools in Washington list.
The average student at Gonzaga graduates in less than 4.1 years, and it costs about $42,765 per year to attend the school. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Gonzaga be around $176,192. When students graduate in a lesser amount of time, they can save thousands of dollars.
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Seattle University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Seattle U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle. Seattle U not only placed well in our value rankings. It is also #5 on our Best Sociology Schools in Washington list.
At Seattle U, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.2 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $40,988. Thus, the average cost to get a bachelor’s degree from the Seattle U is $171,740. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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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).
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