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

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 Pennsylvania” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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

Across Pennsylvania, there were 833 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the sociology program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$38,728 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Pennsylvania State University - University Park landed the #1 spot on the list.

Penn State University Park also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pennsylvania State University - University Park are $38,728, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at Penn State University Park

#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#4 in overall quality

$24,236 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Temple not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236.

Full Temple University Sociology Report

#3

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

#3 in overall quality

$40,836 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s sociology degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Pitt not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836.

Read full report on Sociology at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pennsylvania 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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