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2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
29 Degrees Awarded
$40,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Science, Technology & Society is the 396th most popular major in the country with 1,072 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in science, technology and society. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality science, technology and society programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the science, technology and society program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree science, tech & society students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Science, Technology & Society

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is a large school located in Tempe, Arizona that handed out 5 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree science, tech & society students list, Cornell has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University Science, Technology & Society Report

#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #3 spot on the list. GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree science, tech & society students list, GMU has also earned the #5 rank 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 George Mason University are $37,410.

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

#4

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Massachusetts Institute of Technology landed the #4 spot on the list. Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees in 2019-2020.

MIT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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.

Full MIT Science, Technology & Society Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s science, tech and society students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 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 CU - Boulder are $32,980.

Read full report on Science, Technology & Society at CU - Boulder

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Science, Tech & Society Schools for a Doctorate list. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s science, tech and society degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree science, tech & society students list, RPI has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Science, Technology & Society Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are $58,325, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Science, Technology & Society at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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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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