2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 37,747 people earned their degree in sociology, making the major the 20th most popular in the United States.

Across New Jersey, there were 668 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $80,871 and $95,555 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 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.

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.

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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 New Jersey For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in New Jersey (With Aid)

#1

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$56,470 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Princeton, New Jersey, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at Princeton

#2

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey

#1 in overall quality

$32,132 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in New Jersey For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers New Brunswick, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in New Jersey” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read more about Sociology at Rutgers New Brunswick

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Middle Atlantic Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology (With Aid)

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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