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

5 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,807 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. 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 Texas, there were 1,750 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,421 and $23,876 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the sociology program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sociology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas”.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas

The colleges and universities below are the best for texas doctor’s degree sociology students.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Texas

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Texas are $15,618, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at University of North Texas

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UT Austin Sociology Report

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. College Station, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at Texas A&M University - College Station

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas Woman’s University is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full TWU Sociology Report

#5

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Baylor University landed the #5 spot on the list. Baylor is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Baylor did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor are $36,936, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Baylor Sociology Report

#6

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

Rice University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Texas ranking. Rice is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rice also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at Rice

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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