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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

13 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Texas, there were 8,779 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 190 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences programs that also have a lower cost than 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 social sciences program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income $48-$75k) in Texas

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 13 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Woman’s University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k. Texas Woman’s University is a fairly large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 6 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Austin, Texas, this large public school awarded 45 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin also took the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Dallas ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. The University of Texas at Dallas is located in Richardson, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

University of North Texas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 16 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNT Social Sciences Report

#8

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#11 in overall quality

University of Houston landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UH also took the #11 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

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#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school awarded 33 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, Texas A&M College Station has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech University are $17,530, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas
#13 in overall quality

University of Dallas ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 1 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UD did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UD are $33,750.

Full UD Social Sciences Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our texas doctor’s degree social sciences students whose families make $48-$75k list, SMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Methodist University are $47,478, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Baylor, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, 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%.

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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