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

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Connecticut” 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 Connecticut, there were 402 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,570 and $105,639 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality sociology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The sociology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut”.

You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.

Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut

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

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

#1

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut

#2 in overall quality

$41,576 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576.

Read more about Sociology at UCONN

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

#1 in overall quality

$44,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Doctorate in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 5 doctorate’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Doctor’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Sociology at Yale

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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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