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

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

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

Across Colorado, there were 699 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,513 and $111,874 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid” 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

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

#1

Colorado State University - Fort Collins

Fort Collins, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$28,055 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a public institution located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Colorado State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State are $28,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at Colorado State University - Fort Collins

#2

University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, Colorado

#1 in overall quality

$32,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Colorado For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• 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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