2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Washington

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Washington” ranking - to help you make that decision.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. 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 Washington, there were 3,693 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 61 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 35 doctorate’s social sciences degrees to qualified students.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Social Sciences Report

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. This large school is located in Pullman, Washington, and it awarded 26 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Wazzu, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Washington State University Social Sciences Report

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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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