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2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k

13 Ranked Colleges
190 Degrees Awarded
$27,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in social sciences. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social sciences programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the social sciences 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 Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree social sciences students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences (Income Over $110k) in Texas

#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #8 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 UTSA are $25,807.

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#9 in overall quality

Out of the 13 schools in the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #2 spot on the list. TWU 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Dallas also took the #6 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 The University of Texas at Dallas are $28,610.

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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 Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 45 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

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

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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.

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#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #5 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 Texas State are $17,040.

Full Texas State Social Sciences Report

#7

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#11 in overall quality

University of Houston did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. UH 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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 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 UH are $18,689.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Texas Tech University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also took the #10 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 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 Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743.

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#10

University of Dallas

Irving, Texas
#13 in overall quality

University of Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #10. University of Dallas is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 1 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UD also took the #13 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Dallas are $33,750, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Dallas Social Sciences Report

#11

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 13 degrees to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#12

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Baylor University did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #12. Baylor is located in Waco, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

Baylor also took 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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#4 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Texas For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 3 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 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 SMU are $47,478.

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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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