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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k)

6 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Science, Technology & Society is the 225th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, science, technology and society graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $52,000 and had an average of $27,321 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 29 science, technology and society graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great science, technology and society programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree science, tech & society students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #1 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

MIT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology are $56,719.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell also made our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

Full Cornell Science, Technology & Society Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #4 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at ASU - Tempe

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #4 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Troy, New York, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

RPI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

#5

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Fairfax, Virginia, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at George Mason University

#6 in overall quality

University of Colorado Boulder ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Colorado Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

CU - Boulder also took the #6 spot in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CU - Boulder Science, Technology & Society Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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