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2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

6 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$27,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” 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 Ohio, there were 684 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,438 and $112,790 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio.

Top 6 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Ohio

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Ohio State Sociology Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio. BGSU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Ohio that handed out 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

BGSU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at BGSU

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kent State University at Kent. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. Kent State is located in Kent, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Kent State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kent State University at Kent are $21,952, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at Kent State

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UC is a large school located in Cincinnati, Ohio that handed out 2 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

Read more about Sociology at UC

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Akron Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio list. University of Akron Main Campus is located in Akron, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

University of Akron Main Campus also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Akron Main Campus are $15,217, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Akron Main Campus

#2 in overall quality

Case Western Reserve University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Ohio ranking. Case Western is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 2 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Ohio” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Case Western are $47,958, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at Case Western Reserve University

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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