2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Louisiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Sociology is the 24th most popular major in the country with 37,807 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, sociology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,727 and had an average of $23,622 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 384 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,075 and $24,178 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sociology programs and 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 sociology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at Louisiana State University

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 1 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at Tulane

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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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