2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Southeast Region
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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 the Southeast region, there were 6,034 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,186 and $25,552 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 267 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 39 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Southeast Region
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Birmingham, Alabama, and it awarded 22 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Alabama at Birmingham
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UofM are $14,202, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the #3 spot on the list. UARK is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
UARK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UARK are $22,121, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Greenville, North Carolina, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
ECU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 39 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.
Read full report on Sociology at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNCW, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNCW are $21,286, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Morehead State University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Morehead State University is a medium-sized school located in Morehead, Kentucky that handed out 7 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #8, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
USF Tampa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Florida - Main Campus are $21,126, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of South Florida - Main Campus Sociology Report
University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 7 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Greensboro not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Greensboro are $21,918, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Virginia Tech came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Virginia Tech is a large public school situated in Blacksburg, Virginia. It awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree sociology students list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547.
Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #11. Florida State is a large school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 8 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Florida Atlantic University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
FAU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida Atlantic University are $18,482, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #13, Fayetteville State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Fayetteville State University are $16,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of South Alabama did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #14. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of South Alabama are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of West Georgia came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Carrollton, Georgia, this fairly large public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980.
Mississippi State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Mississippi State is a large public school situated in Mississippi State, Mississippi. It awarded 5 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mississippi State, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mississippi State University are $23,950, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full University of North Carolina at Charlotte Sociology Report
Western Kentucky University ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Valdosta State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at VSU are $18,682, but some majors have different tuition rates.
North Carolina State University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. NC State is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
NC State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at North Carolina State University are $28,999.
University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Central Florida came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Orlando, Florida, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
UCF also took the #15 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCF are $28,657, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Sociology at University of Central Florida
Florida International University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. FIU is located in Miami, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.
Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
VCU also took the #13 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about Sociology at Virginia Commonwealth University
Arkansas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #25. This fairly large school is located in Russellville, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Arkansas Tech University are $12,087, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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- 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%.
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