2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Tennessee” ranking.

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 Tennessee, there were 2,165 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 41 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Tennessee

#1

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

Knoxville, Tennessee

#2 in overall quality

$31,798 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Located in Knoxville, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UT Knoxville did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Knoxville are $31,798, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Knoxville Social Sciences Report

#2

Middle Tennessee State University

Murfreesboro, Tennessee

#3 in overall quality

$26,172 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middle Tennessee State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Middle Tennessee State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Middle Tennessee State University are $26,172.

Read full report on Social Sciences at Middle Tennessee State University

#2

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee

#1 in overall quality

$50,624 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Vanderbilt University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Tennessee list. Vanderbilt University is a fairly large school located in Nashville, Tennessee that handed out 16 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Vanderbilt, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Tennessee” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Social Sciences at Vanderbilt

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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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