2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Arizona

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in Arizona” 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 Arizona, there were 533 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,017 and $25,278 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 88 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,233 and $38,981 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona

The colleges and universities below are the best for arizona master’s degree sociology students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Arizona

#1

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

#1 in overall quality

$6,724 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,896 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong also made our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724.

Read full report on Sociology at ASU - Skysong

#2

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

#2 in overall quality

$19,489 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Arizona list. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Arizona” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Arizona University are $19,489, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at NAU

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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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