2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Washington

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington” 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 Washington, there were 599 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 $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent sociology programs, but they also 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.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. UW Seattle is a large public school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 7 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UW Seattle did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at UW Seattle

#1

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Pullman, Washington is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Washington State University Sociology Report

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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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