2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across Wisconsin, there were 576 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 19 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the sociology program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 Wisconsin” 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 Wisconsin

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

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

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin. UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Madison, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UWM also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

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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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