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2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

7 Ranked Colleges
77 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking.

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 Ohio, there were 5,168 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,116 and $25,069 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 77 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree 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.

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 Ohio

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

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 40 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree social sciences students list, Ohio State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree social sciences students list, BGSU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Social Sciences Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kent State University at Kent. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Kent State is a public institution located in Kent, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Kent State also made our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. University of Cincinnati - Main Campus is a public institution located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Akron, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s social sciences degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

University of Akron Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Toledo did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. University of Toledo is a public institution located in Toledo, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Toledo, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Toledo are $27,067, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Cleveland State University

Cleveland, Ohio
#8 in overall quality

Cleveland State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Cleveland State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cleveland State University are $17,622, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking, coming in at #7. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our ohio doctor’s degree social sciences students list, Case Western has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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