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2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

9 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$27,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 37,747 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 2,862 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology 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 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 the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rice University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Rice also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rice University are $47,913.

Full Rice University Sociology Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. 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 took the #6 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618.

Full University of North Texas Sociology Report

#8 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Woman’s University landed the #3 spot on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 6 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

TWU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Woman’s University are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at TWU

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Arizona

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, this large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

OSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at OSU

#2 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make $0-$30k list, UT Austin has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

Full UT Austin Sociology Report

#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - College Station are $22,743, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at Texas A&M College Station

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is located in Norman, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at University of Oklahoma

#9

Baylor University

Waco, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Baylor University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Baylor is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 5 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region doctor’s degree sociology students whose families make $0-$30k list, Baylor has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Baylor University are $36,936, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at Baylor

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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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