2024 Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona
2Colleges in Arizona
66Doctor's Degrees
Social Sciences is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #10 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 66 doctor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their doctor's degree from the school. After all, your doctor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.
Other Factors We Consider
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on social sciences students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of social sciences students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
Student Debt - How easy is it for social sciences to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized social sciences related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for social sciences students working on their doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Social Sciences Doctor's Degree Schools in Arizona list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Sciences in Arizona
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Top Arizona Schools for a Doctorate in Social Sciences
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).