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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the New England Region

10 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$42,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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 the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 1,941 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 51 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in sociology. 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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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 11 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree sociology students list, Northeastern has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

Full Northeastern University Sociology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree sociology students list, UNH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNH Sociology Report

#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Boston College also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Sociology at Boston College

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #4 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Read full report on Sociology at UMass Amherst

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576.

Read full report on Sociology at UCONN

#6

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Yale University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Yale University is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree sociology students list, Yale has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500.

Read full report on Sociology at Yale

#10 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #7. UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree sociology students list, UMass Boston has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Sociology at University of Massachusetts - Boston

#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Harvard University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

Read more about Sociology at Harvard University

#9

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree sociology students list, Boston U has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at Boston U

#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s sociology degrees to qualified students.

Brandeis did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brandeis University Sociology Report

#10

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 8 degrees to qualified doctorate’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown 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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