2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Sociology is the 20th most popular major in the country with 37,747 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across the Southwest region, there were 2,862 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 238 sociology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 28 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Sociology in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. ASU - Skysong is a public institution located in Scottsdale, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 75 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Skysong are $6,724, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. OCU is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
OCU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at OCU are $13,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 10 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886.
Texas State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 8 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State University are $17,040, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Woman’s University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
TWU also took the #14 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at TWU are $14,962, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 10 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M Commerce not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,549, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 1 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M College Station are $22,743, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Houston landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 10 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sociology students list, NAU has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NAU are $19,489, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 1 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sociology students list, University of Oklahoma has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma are $23,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #13, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 3 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
SHSU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sam Houston State University are $15,704, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sociology students list, UTEP has also earned the #22 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTEP are $16,180.
With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #25 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. OSU is a large school located in Stillwater, Oklahoma that handed out 2 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus are $23,963.
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Texas A&M International University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M International University are $15,106, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #18, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 2 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sociology students list, UH Clear Lake has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston - Clear Lake are $19,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA also took the #16 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region master’s degree sociology students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #24 rank in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 1 masters’s sociology degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also made our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #22, Texas A&M University - Kingsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Kingsville, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Texas A&M University - Kingsville are $14,066, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s sociology degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Arlington are $23,376, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Texas Southern University landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. TSU is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s sociology degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Southern University are $13,221.
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Sociology Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Richardson, Texas, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s sociology students in 2019-2020.
UT Dallas did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Sociology Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Dallas are $28,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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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%.
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