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2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate

5 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$27,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Other Social Sciences is the 175th most popular major in the country with 2,491 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, other social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,168 and had an average of $25,972 in loans still to pay off.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 other social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in other social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great other social sciences programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree other social sciences students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Other Social Sciences

#1

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality
$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees
$63,997 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #1 spot on the list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 37 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University also took the #3 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia
#1 in overall quality
$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Virginia Tech. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate. Virginia Tech is a public institution located in Blacksburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Virginia Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality
$30,042 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cornell is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 doctorate’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree other social sciences students list, Cornell has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, California
#4 in overall quality
$18,658 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the #3 spot on the list. SDSU is a large school located in San Diego, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s other social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SDSU also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at San Diego State University are $18,658.

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#4

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality
$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #4 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also took the #2 spot in our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Rutgers University - Newark

Newark, New Jersey
#5 in overall quality
$32,112 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - Newark. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Other Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate list. Newark, New Jersey is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s other social sciences degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Rutgers Newark also made our “Best Other Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers Newark are $32,112, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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