2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

Across Rhode Island, there were 118 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 5 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.

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.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Rhode Island

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Rhode Island that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 5 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Rhode Island” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at Brown

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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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