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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Virginia 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 Virginia, there were 961 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 $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in sociology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sociology programs and cost less that 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Virginia (With Aid)

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

#1 in overall quality

$32,394 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$30,547 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Virginia Tech is a large school located in Blacksburg, Virginia that handed out 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Virginia Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#3 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Virginia For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia doctor’s degree sociology students with aid list, GMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.

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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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