2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s in Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 834 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 23 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,988 and $43,995 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in sociology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great sociology programs and 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia

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

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in Georgia

#1

University of West Georgia

Carrollton, Georgia

#2 in overall quality

$18,980 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, University of West Georgia landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Carrollton, Georgia, and it awarded 8 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

University of West Georgia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of West Georgia are $18,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of West Georgia Sociology Report

#2

Valdosta State University

Valdosta, Georgia

#3 in overall quality

$18,682 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia that were part of this year’s ranking, Valdosta State University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Valdosta, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.

VSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Valdosta State University are $18,682, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Sociology at Valdosta State University

#3

Georgia State University

Atlanta, Georgia

#1 in overall quality

$24,790 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in Georgia list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Georgia State, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in Georgia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Georgia State are $24,790.

Read more about Sociology at Georgia State University

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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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